CMS reveals more nursing home ownership information
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 26, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday made more nursing home ownership data available as part of the White House’s push to increase transparency in the sector.
States increasing assisted living regulation, with more to come: NCAL
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
One third of states updated their assisted living requirements between 2020 and 2022, according to the National Center for Assisted Living’s “Assisted Living State Regulatory Review,” released Thursday.
Business briefs, Sept. 16
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2022
In ‘scavenger hunt’ economy, providers will need to seize the right opportunities … States increasing regulation of assisted living, with more to come: NCAL … Investing in people, innovation, efficiencies...
Clearing immigration’s ‘insurmountable roadblocks’ a chance to address worker shortages, industry...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Clearing “insurmountable roadblocks” to immigration would help address critical workforce shortages in the senior living industry, an industry leader told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in response...
New program aims to improve long-term care vaccination rates, care by building trust
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 13, 2022
Providers of skilled nursing and assisted living need to develop trust-building skills and practices to continue to increase vaccine uptake and staff member retention as well as improve infection prevention...
Senior living operator launches CNA training program for next generation of staff
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2022
With a large number of staff members nearing retirement, a California life plan community operator has launched a new program to train the next generation of long-term care workers.
Assisted living communities should be integrated into greater community, report recommends
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
Assisted living communities and other congregate care settings are “vital” and should be more fully integrated into surrounding communities through short-term respite care, adult day services, and...
Monitoring Provider Relief Fund will provide lessons, inform future policymaking: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
Given the “controversy” surrounding the $178 billion distributed through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, monitoring the impact of the fund will provide valuable lessons for pandemic recovery and...
Support grows for proposed pilot expanding assisted living access to veterans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2022
Legislation creating a pilot program allowing veterans access to assisted living care has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
The federal government can issue a permanent COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline after an appellate court ruled against a group of unions hoping to expedite the process.