CEAL names new board chair as search for executive director begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2015
NCAL’s Lindsay B. Schwartz, Ph.D., has been named chairwoman of the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living Board of Directors. Her appointment comes a week after CEAL announced it is seeking a...
Senior living associations appreciate prioritization of long-term care in Medicaid expansion proposal
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 23, 2020
Senior living associations say they appreciate that former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is prioritizing long-term care in his proposal to create a “21st-century...
More news for Wednesday, May 24
May 23, 2017
Congress may open door to some Medicare long-term care … It’s time to worry about healthcare in the Senate … Attitudes and behaviors of current and soon-to-be empty nesters … Top...
Feds promise to enhance industry oversight in wake of GAO report
By
John O'Connor
Feb 09, 2018
Responding to a report that cites lax state oversight, federal officials said they will begin to monitor potentially dangerous incidents at senior living communities more closely.
Argentum works on Plan B as weather thwarts fly-in
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
Argentum is planning to find additional ways to discuss the Government Accountability Office’s assisted living-related report, home- and community-based services and other issues after the second...
Proposed $4.1 trillion budget has several senior housing and care provisions
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 09, 2016
President Barack Obama has released his $4.1 trillion federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2017, and it contains several provisions related to senior housing and care.
HCBS, caregivers focus of presidential hopeful Cory Booker’s long-term care plan
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2020
Changing eligibility for long-term services and supports, expanding access to home- and community-based services, increasing compensation for paid caregivers and finding a way to compensate family caregivers...
More News for Friday, July 22
Jul 21, 2016
Older adults ride in Google’s self-driving cars … Costs skyrocket for federal long-term care insurance … Medicare proposes changes to payments for Alzheimer’s, diabetes care …...
Assisted living supply increasing, but access remains a challenge for most older adults: AARP
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 29, 2023
Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation, major gaps in care for older adults and people with disabilities persist, particularly in attracting and retaining the long-term care workforce and...
LeadingAge launches senior advocacy program
Mar 13, 2016
Older adults will be trained to serve as public policy advocates under a new collaboration between LeadingAge and the Volunteers of America.