Increased assisted living resident protections arise from collaborative process
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 12, 2024
Connecticut senior living industry leaders, after working with the state, said they now back a bill outlining consumer protections in assisted living communities.
Omega Healthcare Investors sees positive momentum with agency labor use down, occupancy up
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2024
Omega Healthcare Investors sees positive momentum in its core portfolio of senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities as agency labor use declines and occupancy continues its steady improvement,...
NY assisted living providers hopeful for rate bump for Medicaid-funded program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2024
While New York State nursing homes are hoping to make up Medicaid funding shortfalls 16 years in the making, senior living providers are hopeful that a comparable Medicaid increase for the Medicaid-funded...
$1 billion Medicaid shortfall leads to waiting list for HCBS
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2024
An almost $1 billion shortfall in Indiana’s Medicaid program is fueling the implementation of a waitlist for the state’s home- and community-based services waiver program.
Two former senior living administrators sentenced for covering up sexual abuse
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2023
Two former senior living administrators were sentenced this week for failing to report the alleged sexual abuse of three residents.
Congress should create national database about older adults in guardianships, group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 01, 2024
Congress should create and fund a national database that contains demographic data about older adults who have guardians, recommends a new white paper from Justice in Aging.
MFCU efforts result in 20 convictions, $9.41 million in recoveries related to assisted living in FY 2023:...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2024
Efforts by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units resulted in a total of 20 criminal convictions and $9.41 million in criminal case recoveries related to assisted living in fiscal year 2023, according to a...
NCAL joins other groups to support immigration bill that would recapture unused visas
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
The National Center for Assisted Living has joined other groups in backing a proposed immigration bill that seeks to reissue unused visas to healthcare professionals.
Letters promote congressional support for $353 million increase in federal funding for dementia initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2024
Congressional support is growing for increased federal funding for dementia research, as evidenced by two recent letters to House appropriations subcommittee leadership.
Senior living providers can tap into $25 million grant to develop dementia-specific respite services
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2024
Senior living operators who provide, or are considering providing, respite services for family caregivers of people living with dementia can apply for a piece of $20 million in grant funding.