More than 201,000 in long-term care have died from COVID, but just how many more?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2022
A full accounting of COVID deaths among long-term care residents and staff members is not available because the federal government only collects data from Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities.
Provider groups concerned by HHS, HUD cuts in Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services would see a 10% funding cut, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would see a 15% funding cut, under the $4.8 trillion budget proposed Monday...
Industry groups seek immunity from pandemic-related lawsuits for operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 28, 2020
While national and state associations seek legal immunity against claims arising out from actions related to fighting COVID-19, a House task force has prioritized long-term care and affordable senior housing...
Expect GAO assisted living study results in early 2017
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 05, 2016
As the Government Accountability Office studies Medicaid in assisted living, representatives of several organizations working on behalf of providers tell McKnight’s Senior Living that they have met...
Consumer education important
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2016
A conversation with a reader last week got me thinking some more about the importance of being accurate and precise in the language we use. In fact, the health of the senior living industry depends on...
New Medicaid rule requires patient-centered care for home- and community-based services, defines HCBS...
By
Tim Mullaney
Jan 13, 2014
Long-term care providers offering home- and community-based services will have to administer person-centered care to qualify for payments through Medicaid, under a final rule issued Friday by the Centers...
Put this on your ‘must attend’ list
By
John O'Connor
Mar 10, 2016
Any senior living operator who wants to borrow money, understand the big picture and get the latest scuttlebutt should be in Dallas right now.
Workforce crisis not expected to improve any time soon: expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2021
Kentucky’s long-term care facilities are facing a workforce crisis that has 57% of operators concerned they may have to close facilities.
Average assisted living administrator salary tops $100,000
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 28, 2020
Salaries for assisted living administrators working in assisted living communities averaged $100,622 in 2019, an increase of 3.6% over 2018, when the average salary was $97,126, according to the 22nd annual...
PPE pricing hampers hiring in senior living, operators say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 18, 2020
The increasing cost of personal protective equipment is making it difficult for some assisted living communities and nursing homes to hire more nurses and caregivers to battle against COVID-19.