Mason re-elected as NCAL chair; board gets two new members
Oct 19, 2016
Christian “Chris” Mason of Oregon was re-elected as chairman of the board of directors of the National Center for Assisted Living Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Health Care...
Providers dissect latest update to Provider Relief Fund rules, can use money to cover eligible expenses...
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 18, 2021
Provider Relief Fund payments can be used to pay for eligible coronavirus-related expenses that date back to Jan. 1, 2020, even if they received the money after the expenses incurred, according to federal...
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 4
Jan 03, 2017
Feb. 10 is deadline for comments on CMS PACE proposal … Minnesota creatives use art to connect with people who have dementia … Easing older adults’ loneliness can help keep them healthy...
4 big issues for NCAL
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 06, 2015
National Center for Assisted Living leaders are watching an alphabet soup of policy and regulatory-related issues, which they detailed at an Oct. 6 session during the American Health Care Association/NCAL...
NCPHS, Lorien Health Services make branding changes
Feb 14, 2019
San Francisco-based nonprofit Northern California Presbyterian Homes and Services has changed its name to Sequoia Living, and Ellicott City, MD-based Lorien Health Services has unveiled a new logo and...
Exercise may protect against dementia
May 18, 2016
Exercise might provide some measure of protection from Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, according to recently published research.
Providers should be ‘actively involved’ as some Medicare beneficiaries begin receiving nonmedical...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2019
Two reports issued Thursday focus on ways the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can offer nonmedical supplemental benefits to chronically ill enrollees.
‘Invisible workforce’ of informal caregivers can benefit residents, staff: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2022
Acknowledging, incorporating and supporting the “invisible workforce” of informal family caregivers can benefit residents, professional caregivers and staff members in assisted living communities and...
Social isolation ‘cannot become the new normal,’ senators say during Aging Committee hearing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2020
Although social distancing has become a “core tool in our effort to save lives and help flatten the curve of COVID-19, social isolation cannot become the new normal, especially for our older adults population,”...
AHCA / NCAL releases guidance to help residents stay connected with loved ones
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2020
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living has released guidance on innovative methods that senior living and care communities can use to keep residents and family members...