Bill aiming to stabilize residential long-term care struck down by governor
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2023
Legislation billed in part as ensuring steps to maintain access to assisted living communities for Medicaid recipients has been vetoed by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R).
Providers concerned about meeting direct care worker wage increase requirements
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2022
A planned $15 hourly minimum wage requirement for home- and community-based service workers set to take effect Oct. 1 in Florida has some senior living providers concerned about how they will cover the...
Kansas providers may face fee hike after audit reveals many wrongly paid cut-rate assessments
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 05, 2024
Continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes in Kansas could face additional scrutiny — and in some cases, higher fees — after a recent audit from the Kansas Medicaid inspector general’s...
Telehealth only partially offset decreased primary care visits during pandemic
Jul 23, 2024
The magnitude of those changes varied significantly by patient demographic characteristics.
HCBS bill provides ‘sorely needed’ solutions to care choice, workforce issues
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2023
A new bill seeking to expand and permanently fund home- and community-based service programs — including those provided in assisted living — is “exactly what’s needed” to begin to solve the...
25 governors call on feds to ‘move on’ from pandemic, end COVID-19 public health emergency
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2022
Twenty-five Republican governors have signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to end the COVID-19 public health emergency, saying “it is time we move on from the pandemic and get back to life as normal.”
State dementia oversight efforts must include representatives from entire long-term care continuum, experts...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2024
The potential creation of a permanent state division and advisory committee dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders has won praise from Pennsylvania’s senior living industry advocates,...
Senior living provider groups ‘cautious’ about Indiana legislative agenda
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2024
Although appreciative of a commitment to older adults, Indiana’s senior living industry has some concerns about at least one aspect of the state’s legislative agenda for the year.
Federal bill would send more funds to states to stabilize HCBS in assisted living and other settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2023
A proposed federal bill aims to stabilize home- and community-based services, potentially including those provided in assisted living communities, by dedicating Medicaid funds to states to support their...
May we recommend the chicken, or perhaps the fish?
By
John O'Connor
Nov 09, 2023
Few things are causing more provider angst than the federal government’s newly hatched plan to implement minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes.