Report: Alzheimer’s is costliest disease in United States
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2016
A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association provides updated information on the current and predicted prevalence and cost of Alzheimer’s disease.
DOJ: New task force efforts not limited to nursing homes
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2016
The 10 regional Elder Justice Task Forces announced by the Department of Justice on March 30 will focus on pursuing nursing homes that provide “grossly substandard” care to their residents,...
Speakers: Integrating health services into assisted living presents opportunities, challenges
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2016
Assisted living operators that pursue offering health services to their residents will be confronted with risks, but they also will face potential rewards, said speakers during a 2016 NIC Spring Investment...
Report: PACE viable, sustainable
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly model is a viable and sustainable model of community-based long-term care, according to a new journal article.
Section 232, 242 programs should be included in MIP reduction efforts, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 03, 2016
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development should extend its mortgage insurance premium reduction efforts to Section 232 and Section 242 loan programs, several senior living groups told HUD in...
House hearing tackles LTC financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2016
Finding solutions to long-term care financing will be challenging, said a witness at a March 1 hearing of a House subcommittee, but it’s also an opportunity for a constructive bipartisan policy process.
CDC report details characteristics of assisted living residents
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 24, 2016
A new report details ADL assistance needed and other characteristics of residents of assisted living and similar residential communities.
Hospital admissions cut 17% in Brookdale pilot program
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 23, 2016
Hospital admissions among assisted living residents in 46 Brookdale Senior Living communities decreased 17% in a three-year pilot program funded by a $7.3 million Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
Report recommends 3 components of future LTSS financing plan
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 22, 2016
A universal catastrophic insurance program, a series of private-sector initiatives and public policies, and a modernized Medicaid long-term services and supports safety net are the components of a system...
Report: Catastrophic option may be best for LTSS financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 17, 2016
A mandatory, universal approach to long-term care insurance that covers catastrophic events could optimize coverage while minimizing costs, LeadingAge maintains in a new report.