Treasury expands flexibilities in state COVID-19 relief dollars for affordable housing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2022
Updated federal guidance released Wednesday expanded the use of federal COVID-19 relief funds for affordable housing, providing additional flexibilities for how states and local governments use those funds.
Provider groups decry ‘chronic underfunding’ as CMS introduces HCBS quality measures
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2022
The federal government’s introduction Thursday of quality measures for the home- and community-based services offered by assisted living and other providers comes in the midst of “longstanding, chronic...
Long-term care in the mix as states respond to Supreme Court’s gun control decision
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2022
Calling the right to carry a concealed weapon a “recipe for tragedy,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Friday pledged to expand a state list of locations where firearms cannot be carried to include...
Providing palliative care to wider group of people, including assisted living residents, gains bipartisan...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2022
A demonstration project to deliver palliative care no matter where an individual lives — including in assisted living communities — and earlier in the disease process has gained bipartisan support.
$62.7 billion funding bill would expand affordable senior housing supply, service coordinators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2022
Federally supported housing for older adults and serve coordinators would be among the winners in a $62.7 billion House funding bill proposal if passed as written.
Expanding veterans’ access to assisted living is ‘common sense,’ associations say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2022
“Commonsense” legislation expanding access to cost-effective assisted living has gained support from the major associations representing senior living and other long-term care providers.
Advocacy groups ‘strongly urge’ DOL to consider changes to processing Schedule A petitions
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 16, 2022
LeadingAge and the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living met Monday with staff from the Department of Labor to “strongly urge” the agency to consider changes to Schedule...
Improving awareness, access to aging services keys to helping older adults ‘Age My Way’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2022
Breaking the barriers to awareness of existing aging services and access to that care is the only way to help older adults seeking to “Age My Way,” according to a panel of experts speaking Thursday...
CMS adjusts HCBS final rule implementation, but industry seeks more time
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Lois A. Bowers
May 26, 2022
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced some adjustments regarding the implementation of its home- and community-based services final rule this week, but senior living industry association...
Pandemic’s shared experience in isolation helps drive social health conversation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2022
A Massachusetts task force to end loneliness and build community originated before COVID-19, but the pandemic raised awareness around isolation and shaped the experiences of the statewide coalition.