Quality, regulation and Medicaid will be three of the big themes as assisted living operators gather Monday and Tuesday in the nation’s capital to meet with legislators and their staffs as part of...
HCBS access rule heads to final review amid senior living industry concerns
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 31, 2024
A proposed federal rule establishing mandatory quality measures for home- and community-based services and requiring providers to allocate 80% of HCBS payments to direct care worker pay now is under final...
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.
Medicaid bill draws senior living industry support
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2019
A bipartisan bill introduced Monday in the House of Representatives permanently would extend spousal impoverishment protections for Medicaid beneficiaries receiving long-term care in a home- or community-based...
Business briefs, June 3
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 03, 2024
Discovery Senior Living launches leadership development program … File your EEO-1 reports; EEOC suing employers that don’t disclose workforce demographics … CareOne, HealthBridge ordered to pay 12...
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 24
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year … Johns Hopkins identifies opportunities for strengthening direct care workforce … University of Buffalo to invest $4M in aging research as...
LTC must be a priority in next stimulus bill: AHCA/NCAL
By
Amy Novotney
Sep 09, 2020
As the Senate returns to Washington this week, lawmakers must focus on ensuring that long-term care facilities have the resources needed to keep residents and staff members safe, according to a statement...
Argentum, AHCA / NCAL launch campaigns to share positive messages during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2020
Long-term care industry associations are creating online efforts to combat the effects of social distancing and to share positive messages about communities and residents during the coronavirus disease...
Business briefs, June 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 07, 2023
One-third of nursing homes say workforce situation has worsened since 2022: survey … NCAL addresses fears of increased federal regulation of assisted living … Welltower revises 2023 outlook … Fitch...
AHCA/NCAL, HIDA request tariff exclusion extension for healthcare products
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 01, 2021
Healthcare products, such as gloves and gowns, are essential to battling the ongoing public health crisis and should be exempt from Section 301 tariffs, the American Health Care Association / National...