Policy, workforce issues focus of Argentum events this week
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 11, 2017
Argentum members will be concentrating on governmental and staffing issues affecting senior living operators and residents this week as the organization holds a Public Policy Institute, Fly-in and Workforce...
Florida No. 1 for retirement, Kentucky No. 50
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2020
Florida is tops for retirement, and Kentucky ranks last, according to a new study.
Feds extend COVID-19 vaccine program sign-up to Nov. 6
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 27, 2020
Senior living and other long-term care providers now have more time to sign up for the Partnership for Long-Term Care Program.
NCBAC Alzheimer Caregiver Guide approved for Florida direct-care workers
Feb 22, 2016
The state of Florida now recognizes the National Certification Board for Alzheimer Care’s Alzheimer Caregiver Guide to meet the four-hour training requirement for direct care workers in assisted...
$60 million lawsuit alleges memory care understaffing, false billing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 11, 2017
Forty-five senior living communities in North Carolina have defrauded the state and federal governments of more than $60 million by submitting claims for personal care services that, based on staffing...
The secret to becoming a master home care agency? Rely less on private pay, recruit well, expert says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Oct 05, 2021
Diversified payer streams, low turnover, better training and top-notch recruitment are what separate the so-called men from the boys in the home care industry.
Medicare may rethink premium hike for pricey Alzheimer’s drug
Jan 10, 2022
The announcement comes shortly after Aduhelm maker Biogen cut the price of the drug by about half, from $56,000 to $28,000 a year.
New CMS effort to vaccinate homebound seniors receives a thumbs-up from home care providers
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 10, 2021
Home care, hospice and other home-and-community-based service providers are applauding the latest move by the Biden administration to increase COVID-19 vaccinations among homebound seniors.
Humana, DispatchHealth team up to provide hospital-level, at-home care
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 02, 2021
Health insurer Humana Inc. and DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical care, disclosed on Monday an agreement to provide Humana members access to advanced home care in Denver and Tacoma, WA. The...
ME LTC workers see expected pay increases as minimum wages increase across country
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 04, 2022
Direct care workers in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in Maine are expected to see wage increases to at least 125% of the state’s minimum wage after Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced last...
