A long-term care advocacy organization is taking its partnership with the federal government to the next level in an effort to help keep workers safe.
House Democrats seek full renewal of HUD funding for affordable senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2023
House Democrats are asking the federal government to fully renew fiscal year 2024 funding for affordable senior housing — and to throw in another $1 billion to build additional homes for older adults.
Intrinsic capacity assessments more effective than disease management in promoting healthy aging: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2023
Focusing on older adults’ mental and physical capacities could be more effective than disease management in promoting healthy aging in older adults, according to the results of a new study.
Work group tackles ‘smashing barrier’ to hospice for Medicaid-funded assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 27, 2023
A New York Department of Health work group recently began meeting to make recommendations on coordinating hospice care for residents living in the state’s Medicaid-funded assisted living program.
CCRC occupancy performance holds lessons for success: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
The ability of continuing care retirement communities to outperform other care settings and maintain consistently high occupancy rates throughout the COVID-19 pandemic offers lessons for the rest of the...
Lawmakers chide HHS for ‘eroding the pathway’ to Alzheimer’s treatments
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
With personal stories of the effects that Alzheimer’s disease has had on them, lawmakers in a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday called for the federal government to speed up access to treatments....
Continuing care at home program expands senior living services cost effectively, CE says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2023
Combining the best of a long-term care plan, home care and senior living in a package of benefits is the sales pitch from Blakeford Senior Living as it expands its continuing care at home program to a...
Life expectancy confusion may be jeopardizing retirement planning: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2023
More than half of US adults lack “longevity literacy,” jeopardizing their retirement preparedness, according to a new report.
Medicare Advantage needs to ‘wake up’ to value of senior living, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2023
A new report from LeadingAge looks at the challenges and potential solutions to address the failures of Medicare Advantage. Senior living advocates are looking at it as a learning experience and opportunity...