State has first plan to continue assisted living COVID vaccinations after federal program ends
By
Danielle Brown
Feb 11, 2021
Ohio long-term care providers looking to vaccinate residents and staff against COVID-19 after the three clinics offered through the federal program will be able to do so under a new initiative announced...
‘No time to be afraid’: Providers recall early months of pandemic, resilience of sector
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 09, 2020
The resilience, work ethic and sacrifice made by providers and staff during the current public health crisis were honored by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living on...
CMS giving $165M more in Medicaid funding for home- and community-based care
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 25, 2020
The federal government is providing $165 million in supplemental funding to states for a longstanding Medicaid program designed to transition residents of nursing homes and other institutions and into...
A win for home care: Providers applaud withdrawal of MFAR proposal
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 16, 2020
Providers cheered federal health officials’ decision to withdraw a proposal they warned could cut up to $50 billion nationwide from the Medicaid program annually.
HHS releasing next $2.5B in funds for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2020
The federal government is shipping 1.5 million N95 respirators from the national stockpile to nursing homes reporting supply shortages.
Meet Shannon Watson, Rising Star honoree
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 26, 2020
Shannon Watson, administrator, Forbes Road Personal Care, Pittsburgh, is in the 2020 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.