For health and wellness technology, older adults want to learn from healthcare professionals
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 20, 2019
Unlike with other types of technology, older adults still “rely heavily” on physicians and other healthcare professionals for information about health and wellness-related technologies, according to...
HHS says new rule allows healthcare workers, organizations to honor religious and moral principles in...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 03, 2019
Individual healthcare workers as well as healthcare organizations can decline to provide care that conflicts with their religious and moral beliefs or mission under a final rule issued Thursday by the...
Provider groups vow to continue work with policymakers to address middle-market challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 26, 2019
Senior living advocates told McKnight’s Senior Living they will continue working with policymakers and others to try to ensure that middle-market adults have housing and care options as they age.
Report: CMS should do more to help states implement long-term care background checks
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 26, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should do more to help states fully implement background checks for long-term care employees, recommends a report released Thursday by the Department of Health...
Poll: Medicare-for-all not a top healthcare priority for the public
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2019
Enacting Medicare-for-all or repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act rank lower on the public’s healthcare agenda for Congress than other issues, according to a new poll.
54 percent of middle-income seniors could need housing, care help by 2029, NIC-funded study finds
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2019
Fifty-four percent of the 14.4 million middle-income older adults in 2029 in the United States will lack the financial resources to pay for senior housing and care, and a combination of public and private...
Washington on verge of becoming first state to offer public long-term care insurance program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
Washington may become the first state to offer workers a long-term care insurance program into which they would pay to help offset assisted living and other costs.
‘It’s personal’ for new Masonic Homes Kentucky CEO
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2019
J Scott Judy is continuing his almost 15-year history with Masonic Homes Kentucky, Louisville, with a new role as CEO, but his connection to the profession, the organization, and the Masons, goes back...
New senior living initiative aims to ‘reframe the conversation’ with policymakers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 18, 2019
Argentum announced the Senior Living Impact initiative on Wednesday at the annual Senior Living Executive Conference. It will target federal and state officials.
Family caregiver study suggests opportunities for senior living providers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2019
Half of the country’s 40 million family caregivers are assisting loved ones with activities of daily living and performing medical and nursing tasks without training, suggesting an opportunity for senior...