Report outlines strategies to make assisted living more affordable, accessible
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2022
With a growing need for affordable community-based housing for older adults, a new report delivers to Virginia lawmakers strategies to increase the affordability and accessibility of assisted living communities...
Pandemic undermines Medicaid block grant approach: report
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
Some policymakers have pushed Medicaid block grants as a way to reform and improve the federal-state program. But an ongoing pandemic reveals how such an approach could be harmful to states and those served,...
Coalition wins $10M grant to promote care economy
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 02, 2021
A coalition of groups advocating for home care workers scored a $10 million five-year grant to increase women’s equality by bolstering the care economy.
Study looks to optimize care interactions between assisted living staff, residents for better outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Association Dementia Care Provider Roundtable has awarded $250,000 in grant funding to Anju Paudel, PhD, RN, at Pennsylvania State University to fund research aimed at optimizing care...
Report: CMS should do more to help states implement long-term care background checks
By
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...
Labor Department funds $1.1 million in paid leave research
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 11, 2016
The Department of Labor has awarded $1.1 million in grants to research and analyze how paid family and medical leave programs can be developed and implemented across the country.
Providers to receive $250,000 for COVID-19 vaccine clinics
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 21, 2023
LeadingAge will distribute more than $250,000 in grants to help its members host COVID-19 vaccination clinics to increase vaccination uptake among staff members, residents, family and community members.
$1.8 million grant funds study of ‘smart’ tech in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2017
A new $1.77 million study of “smart” technology has the potential to improve retirement community residents’ quality of life by extending their ability to remain independent and age in...
Grant program would incentivize intergenerational care in assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 13, 2024
The creation of on-site child care services in some of Nebraska’s assisted living communities as well as nursing homes would be incentivized under a proposed bill.
$290,000 grant supports emergency preparedness efforts in assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2023
Boosting emergency preparedness plans for Virginia’s assisted living communities and nursing facilities is the goal of a pilot program.