Following the promising results of a small pilot study, senior living provider Ecumen said it will be incorporating light therapy into a care program that emphasizes managing dementia without highly sedating...
COVID-19 vaccine patent rules reconsidered by World Trade Organization
Jun 08, 2021
The idea is backed by more than 60 countries, including the United States.
Long-term care providers win fight for $400 million in COVID-19 relief to address workforce shortages
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2021
Texas long-term care facilities are poised to receive almost $400 million in federal COVID-19 relief to address staffing shortages following pleas to state lawmakers.
Save HCBS-related ACA provisions, LeadingAge and other advocacy groups tell Trump
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2017
Improving access to Medicaid home- and community-based services is a critical provision of the Affordable Care Act that has bipartisan support and should remain intact even if the healthcare law is repealed...
Providers build a ‘nursing pipeline’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 17, 2016
Senior living providers are forging relationships with educational institutions to try to ensure sufficient numbers of professional caregivers for the future.
Brookdale sees 2.8 percent occupancy decline, but move-ins and online inquiries are up
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Brookdale Senior Living experienced a 2.8% decline in occupancy from the end of the second quarter to the end of the third quarter but expects improvements as move-ins increase along with consumer confidence...
COVID ‘long-haulers’ may qualify as disabled under federal law
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 28, 2021
Employers may need to grant accommodations to some people experiencing long-term effects of COVID-19, who may qualify as disabled, according to new guidance issued jointly Monday by the Department of Health...
HHS, states should support senior living through $955 million in CARES Act grants announced Tuesday,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2020
Senior living deserves part of the $955 million in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act grants announced Tuesday by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Assisted...
$62.7 billion funding bill would expand affordable senior housing supply, service coordinators
By
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.
$10 billion bipartisan bill aims to address financial losses, workforce shortages in assisted living
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 31, 2022
Assisted living providers would receive $10 billion in funding to help them recover from pandemic-related financial and workforce challenges if a bipartisan bill introduced Thursday by U.S. Reps. Lori...