Memory care will be big growth area in 2018, senior living leaders predict
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 14, 2018
Memory care will be the biggest growth area in senior living and long-term care in 2018, predict executives participating in Lancaster Pollard’s “2018 Seniors Housing and Care Survey,”...
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CMS provides long-awaited guidance about HCBS for those with dementia
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2016
Person-centered care plans, staffing, activities and environmental design are the keys for residential and adult day settings seeking reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries of home-...
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Dec 19, 2016
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CCAs can lower person-centered dementia care costs
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2016
Care coordinator assistants can be a low-cost way to facilitate person-centered care for those with dementia and their caregivers, according to a new study.