National alliance advocates for $82 million to support 2 federal healthcare workforce programs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2023
An alliance of national organizations focused on workforce challenges in senior living and other long-term care settings is asking Congress to almost double funding for two federal programs dedicated to...
Assisted living workforce shortage could be worsened by federal nursing home staffing requirements
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2023
Assisted living communities and personal care homes could lose staff members to nursing homes if a minimum staffing requirement is implemented for nursing facilities by the federal government, according...
Making assisted living communities Medicaid-eligible providers would benefit residents, companies, government,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2023
A Pennsylvania legislator has proposed a bill that would allow assisted living communities to become Medicaid-eligible providers, and the results of a new member survey from the Pennsylvania Health Care...
Business briefs, March 30
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 30, 2023
Medicaid a major challenge to providing affordable assisted living, NCAL says … $14.2 million destined for operators to sustain quality care, but some are denied … TruBlue Total House Care announces...
Providers continue to face workforce challenges as Careers in Aging Week arrives
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2023
The long-term care industry is celebrating frontline workers this week during Careers in Aging Week as they continue to face workforce shortages.
Legislation would remove barriers to healthcare licensing across state lines
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2023
The States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment Act, introduced this month by a bipartisan group of congressmen, aims to help address workforce shortages in healthcare by removing licensure barriers...
As HCBS settings rule compliance date arrives, some worry about future for assisted living providers,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2023
As federal officials celebrated “an important milestone” in the implementation of the home- and community-based services settings final rule on Friday, some senior living industry advocates warned...
Long-term care ‘full bore ahead’ on DEIB initiatives
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 15, 2023
Corporate diversity pledges have fallen off at some companies amid layoffs, according to media reports, but long-term care is “full bore ahead on [diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging],” a representative...
Pass-through entity tax may provide savings for some LTC owners, expert says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2023
For owners of long-term care businesses structured as S corporations or partnerships, the pass-through entity tax may provide opportunities for tax savings, according to one expert
Business briefs, March 10
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 10, 2023
Brookdale achieves 16 consecutive months of year-over-year weighted average occupancy growth … Long-term care will have 20 million job openings by 2040: Argentum … LeadingAge endorses bill to expand...