Reporting COVID vaccination data to CMS would be ‘burdensome,’ ‘redundant’ for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 14, 2021
Requiring assisted living providers to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data to the federal government would add administrative and cost burdens to operators already challenged by the pandemic and even...
More news for Wednesday, July 14
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 14, 2021
Medicare to weigh national coverage for Aduhelm, other Alzheimer’s treatments … Neurologists issue ethical guidance for dementia diagnosis and care … Helping seniors hear better may slow decline...
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality...
Financial assistant charged with defrauding assisted living residents of $288,000
By
Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
A California woman was arraigned last week for defrauding two women for whom she had power of attorney and putting them at risk of eviction, the state attorney general announced Friday.
LaShuan Bethea to succeed Scott Tittle as NCAL executive director
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2021
LaShuan Bethea, J.D., M.Ed., BSN, RN, will become executive director of the National Center for Assisted Living on Sept. 1, succeeding Scott Tittle, who is leaving to join VIUM Capital as a managing director...
49 percent of assisted living providers operating at a loss: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2021
Assisted living providers continue to face a serious economic crisis in the wake of the pandemic, according to the results of a new survey. A separate survey finds that Americans agree that more needs...
Three-fourths of LTC operators say they may not survive the year: AHCA/NCAL survey
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 30, 2021
Only a fourth of nursing homes and assisted living communities participating in a recent survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said they are confident they...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing...
59 percent of assisted living providers report workforce decline since 2020: AHCA/NCAL survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
Fifty-nine percent of assisted living providers responding to a small survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said that their overall “workforce situation”...
Town hall aims to push long-term care vaccination levels to 75 percent by July 4
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
A virtual town hall on Tuesday focused on answering questions, alleviating concerns and persuading unvaccinated senior living and other long-term care staff members, residents and families to get a COVID-19...