Senior living leaders take fight for support of Build Back Better Act straight to public
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
In an open letter to the American public Tuesday, 32 national and regional nonprofit aging services, health and social support leaders sounded the alarm about the “growing crisis” for older adults...
Now is the time for older adults, their caregivers: aging services leaders
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2021
As the country waits for action on the historic $1.75 trillion social spending bill, long-term care advocates are ramping up campaigns angling to refocus attention on the sector.
Senior living hopeful as House committees share proposals for $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2021
As House committees begin revealing their proposals to be included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, senior living is reminding legislators not to forget older adults and their caregivers.
‘Most important moment in decades’ for older adults, families’: LeadingAge
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2021
As Congress finalizes the $3.5 billion budget reconciliation package, long-term care leaders and providers are pushing the need for “game changing” investments for older adults and their caregivers.
Senior living industry pushes infrastructure agenda during budget talks
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2021
As legislative committees work on how to divvy up the $3.5 trillion approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week in the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution, the senior living and care industry...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing...
White House recognizes assisted living’s ‘critical importance’ as aging services provider
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2021
An announcement from the federal government about the release of $1.4 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan for programs affecting older adults for the first time acknowledges assisted living...
Senior living industry unites behind message: ‘Don’t leave seniors behind’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2021
Don’t leave seniors behind. That’s the message the senior living industry is putting out as Congress ramps up discussions about the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan and newly introduced...
More COVID-19 relief needed before January, provider groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2020
While congratulating President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris on their victories at the polls, executives of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living...
States look at social insurance to address underfunded LTSS system: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
Social insurance initiatives to help finance long-term services and supports are gaining traction at the state level because “the costs of waiting around for something to happen at the federal level...