Lawmakers chide HHS for ‘eroding the pathway’ to Alzheimer’s treatments
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2023
With personal stories of the effects that Alzheimer’s disease has had on them, lawmakers in a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday called for the federal government to speed up access to treatments....
Inconsistent state regulations, staff training produce wide variations among states’ antipsychotic...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 28, 2023
Researchers are calling for a closer look at the use of antipsychotics among assisted living residents with dementia after a study found wide variations in prescribing patterns.
Policy initiatives underway to lessen direct care workforce shortages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2024
Direct care workforce shortages strain the healthcare system overall and affect access, quality and costs. Although no single answer to the issue exists, several policy initiatives and solutions underway...
Long-term care sustainability on agenda in legislative summer study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2023
A South Dakota legislative committee is studying sustainable long-term care models this summer to offer solutions for affordable care.
Long-term care system ‘collapsing’ due to staffing challenges, industry advocate testifies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2022
“Our long-term care system is collapsing under the weight of high costs and low staff,” an aging services advocate recently told lawmakers in Kansas.
20 states make changes to assisted living regulations, statutes, policies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2024
Assisted living regulations, statutes and policies in 20 states (31%) were updated between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, according to a new report from the National Center for Assisted Living.
Assisted living communities to face stricter rules, heftier fines under new regulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2023
Assisted living communities will face stricter regulations and heftier fines for serious abuse or neglect of residents after Colorado health officials last week adopted rules that had been signed into...
NIH requests additional $321M for Alzheimer’s, dementia research
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2022
The National Institutes of Health has requested an additional $321 million in fiscal year 2024 for research into Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
Commission says investing in direct care workforce is top priority
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 30, 2022
Higher wages and increased state funding are necessary to prioritize New Hampshire’s direct care workforce, according to industry advocates and experts.
Industry advocates join coalition to support federal bill requiring use of Alzheimer’s detection tools
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 04, 2023
A bipartisan bill requiring the use of cognitive impairment detection tools in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias has the support of the senior living industry.