Federal Arbitration Act applies to states, too, Supreme Court says
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Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2017
A resident representative holding power of attorney can be bound by an arbitration agreement that he or she signs on behalf of the resident, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday, asserting that states are...
Assisted living could share in $12.7 billion investment in HCBS through American Rescue Plan
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2021
Assisted living providers could gain access to a $12.7 billion infusion for Medicaid home- and community-based services through the American Rescue Plan.
Raid on Provider Relief Fund ‘alarming and potentially detrimental’ to senior living caregivers,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
A report that $7 billion in Provider Relief Fund dollars meant to cover pandemic-related expenses for healthcare providers instead was used to buy COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics is “alarming and...
Operators better prepared to manage next pandemic: LTC Properties CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2020
The senior living and care industry has faced considerable challenges related to COVID-19, but operators now have better tools and a better understanding of how to manage in the pandemic, LTC Properties...
Medicaid a major challenge to providing affordable assisted living, NCAL says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2023
The Medicaid program is one of the major challenges to the provision of affordable assisted living, according to a new white paper from the National Center for Assisted Living. At issue, according to the...
CMS gives states 3 more years to comply with HCBS final rule
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Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2017
States will have until 2022 to comply with a final rule regarding the provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Tuesday.
Best of the best: McKnight’s announces inaugural Pinnacle Award winners
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James M. Berklan
Dec 13, 2022
Thirty top industry veterans who have set new standards, driven change and inspired others have been named to the inaugural class of McKnight’s Pinnacle Awards winners, organizers announced Monday.
Senior living making case for piece of latest $350B federal pandemic relief pie
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2021
Senior living is looking for a piece of the latest $350 billion pandemic relief pie that was announced Monday for state and local governments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of...
COVID-19 has ‘disproportionate effect’ on long-term care: study
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2020
As the House of Representatives passed a $484 billion bill with new COVID-19-related funding, a study published Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that COVID-19 has had a “disproportionate...
Clearing immigration’s ‘insurmountable roadblocks’ a chance to address worker shortages, industry...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Clearing “insurmountable roadblocks” to immigration would help address critical workforce shortages in the senior living industry, an industry leader told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in response...