Home healthcare providers file appeal in lawsuit against union
By
Joe Jancsurak
Oct 27, 2020
Seven California home healthcare providers have filed an appeal in their class-action lawsuit against the Service Employees International Union Local 2015.
Assisted living deserves equal billing with other provider types for Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund bonuses,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2021
The senior living industry will be “left behind again” if the formula for Phase 4 Provider relief Fund bonus payments considers only Medicare reimbursement to facilities without also considering the...
HCBS could be solution to ‘catastrophic costs’ of long-term care: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 15, 2020
Focusing more on home- and community-based services such as those provided in some assisted living communities, rather than on institutional care such as that provided in nursing homes, is one way that...
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New COVID-19 vaccine education website geared to home care workers
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 01, 2021
The Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care (PMHC) has launched Be Wise, Immunize., a website to provide information about the COVID-19 vaccine to more than 3 million home care workers.
Report: Adult family care homes deserve ‘closer look’ as viable alternative to nursing homes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 18, 2021
Several steps can make adult family care homes — regulated as assisted living in many states — more competitive with nursing homes, according to a new report from the AARP Public Policy Institute.
New umbrella agency aims to coordinate ‘long-term care policy’ in one place
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2021
Michigan has created a new agency and has combined services in an effort to provide more coordinated services to the state’s older adults.
Home Care briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 17
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 17, 2021
OIG says Missouri should repay $3.4 million in improper Medicaid home health claims … Florida COVID-19 surge shatters record … Recruitment challenges close Idaho home health and hospice … ...
CMS announces 2.2% Medicare raise for SNFs in 2021
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 04, 2020
Nursing home operators will receive an aggregate $750 million Medicare pay increase for fiscal year 2021 under a final rule announced Friday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. It would amount...
Collaborative seeks to ‘fuel robust dialogue’ affecting costs of aging in US
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
A national collaborative is advocating for the adoption of the Elder Index to better understand the true costs of aging in the United States and to prompt policies to improve standard-of-living measures.