COVID-19 supplemental payments can’t solve ‘fragile state’ of direct care workforce, groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 02, 2023
Some assisted living and other long-term care providers in Maine will be receiving a share of $25 million to help their continued recovery from the pandemic, just as a report announces that the state’s...
Better wages, working conditions key to attracting more workers to HCBS settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2023
The size of the home- and community-based services workforce has not kept pace with expanding numbers of Medicaid program participants, according to a new study whose authors contend that better pay and...
Bill expands focus to include stabilizing assisted living workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2023
Colorado senior living advocates support a bill creating a board to stabilize the direct care workforce, but they are urging legislators to take a more holistic approach.
Federal efforts to strengthen care economy fall short for senior living, advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2023
President Biden’s executive order on strengthening the care economy, although well-intentioned, does not offer adequate solutions for long-term care in part because it does not support assisted living...
Direct care workforce could be hit by bill restricting public assistance
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2023
A new bill creating new restrictions on food assistance and Medicaid eligibility could have unintended consequences on Iowa’s direct care workforce, according to senior living advocates.
OSHA workplace violence rule shouldn’t be ‘one-size-fits-all’ or duplicate existing requirements,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
Advocates for senior living and other aging services providers are asking the federal government to grant providers flexibility and not duplicate existing requirements as a potential federal workplace...
Dropping of mask mandates has benefits for residents, staff, employers, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2023
Senior living advocates in Oregon are greeting the state’s dropping of mask mandates in healthcare settings with relief, saying that it could lead to improved resident and staff satisfaction as well...
Advocacy groups release blueprint to improve HCBS, aging services workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2023
Strategies on how to improve Ohio’s overall system of home- and community-based services, including assisted living, and the aging services workforce are highlights of a blueprint released by a coalition...
‘Alzheimer’s crisis’ intersecting with direct care workforce challenges, association says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
The nation is facing an “Alzheimer’s crisis” as the number of older adults in whom the disease is diagnosed continues to increase amid a shortage of direct care workers, according to the Alzheimer’s...
Assisted living’s value lies in affordable, quality care: paper
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2023
With a rapidly aging population that will need access to affordable care and services, the assisted living model is the one that makes sense from a quality of life and fiscal perspective, according to...