Bill proposes study of effects of price gouging on providers during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2022
A proposed bill calling for a study of how healthcare providers have been affected by price gouging by temporary staffing agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Dwindling savings, less fear of COVID may drive some back to work, experts say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2021
Employers in senior living and care and other industries may see their workforce challenges lessen a bit as some peoples’ savings accumulated over the pandemic dry up and as fear of COVID-19 subsides,...
Worker shortage hits long-term care more than other healthcare sectors, report shows
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2022
Every sector in healthcare has felt the sting of the current worker shortage, but none more so than long-term care, according to a report issued this month by the Department of Health and Human Services...
What the elections mean to senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2016
Senior living representatives have a few ideas about the potential ways in which the industry might be affected by the outcomes of the national elections.
Dealmaker’s Handbook 2020
Oct 20, 2020
The 2020 Dealmaker’s Handbook.
Irma, Harvey show how senior living exemplifies ‘family’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
The appropriateness of this year’s National Assisted Living Week theme, “Family is Forever,” is evident as the senior living industry recovers from Hurricane Harvey and faces Hurricane...
Quality, collaboration remain shared goals, battling associations say as they await decision on national...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 19, 2020
Quality remains a shared priority for two groups of senior living associations involved in a dispute over whether Argentum should be permitted to develop national standards for the industry through the...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Paul Willging
By
Liza Berger
Nov 02, 2020
OBRA ’87, the landmark federal law that greatly enhanced the regulation of nursing homes, marked a turning point for long-term care. Paul Willging, Ph.D., who led the American Health Care Association...
People in the news, Oct. 5
Oct 05, 2016
Appointments, promotions and awards involving Aspen House Memory Care Assisted Living, Evergreen Estates, IntegraCare, the National Center for Assisted Living, Newhaven Court at Clearview, the Pennsylvania...
AHCA/NCAL releases FAQs about Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 03, 2020
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living released a series of frequently asked questions and answers about the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program Thursday,...