As LGBTQ+ population increases in senior living, so must provider inclusivity actions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2024
LGBTQ+ older adults are one of the fastest emerging populations in senior living, presenting both opportunities and challenges for providers, according to a legal expert.
More news for Thursday, June 6
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2024
New York distributes 31,000 companion pets, intergenerational games to older adults experiencing social isolation … JAMA: Innovations in healthcare, technology, housing bode well for aging population...
Senior living operator opens state’s first elder abuse sanctuary, part of a growing network
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2024
With statistics showing that one in 10 older adults in the United States is a victim of elder abuse, Delaware is joining a growing network committed to sheltering those victims and helping them on the...
More news for Monday, June 3
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2024
CMS updates Medicaid adult core healthcare quality measurement sets and mandatory reporting guidance … Report accuses Biden administration of weaponizing government at expense of workers … AHCA/NCAL...
Don’t deter ‘necessary capital partners,’ senior living leaders tell federal agencies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2024
Recent intense focus on the role of private investment in healthcare could create “unintended consequences” that would deter investment in the senior living industry at a time when it can least afford...
Assisted living’s ‘fragile’ workforce is under ‘threat’ from SNF staffing rule: NCAL leaders
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Kimberly Marselas
Jun 04, 2024
Assisted living providers must brace for the impact of increased regulation, experts at the AHCA/NCAL Congressional Briefing warned Monday.
New framework for national plan on aging aims to ease access to LTSS for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2024
Creating a more person-centered, accessible system of care to enable older adults to more easily connect with long-term services and supports is part of a strategic framework for a national plan on aging...
Dual proposals aim to redesign ‘patchwork’ of LTSS delivery for dual-eligible recipients
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2024
Redesigning the nation’s patchwork approach to delivering long-term services and supports to dually eligible individuals is the goal behind two proposals.
More news for Monday, June 17
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2024
Senior living supports bill to streamline, modernize access to care under Medicare Advantage … Purple Flag accreditation for dementia care expands through partnership; EPOCH achieves systemwide accreditation...
Series on long-term care affordability, staffing, equity a ‘wake-up call,’ industry advocate says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 28, 2024
A special report published last week by CNHI News and the Associated Press that focused on several “issues and complications” in assisted living and other forms of long-term care is a “wake-up call...