Coalition once again urges action on assisted living for veterans legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2024
A coalition of senior living and care organizations is pressing lawmakers to suspend the rules and push through a piece of legislation that would open assisted living community access to some veterans,...
Coalition backs House labor bill to prohibit federal funding for joint employer rule, electronic union...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2024
A coalition of senior living groups and other business organizations is urging support in the House of Representatives for the labor appropriations bill, which they say includes “critical” policy riders...
Senior living should be excluded from proposed federal cybersecurity reporting requirements: AHCA/NCAL
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 11, 2024
The “social healthcare model” of senior living should preclude it from being included in proposed new cybersecurity incident reporting requirements designed for entities considered to be critical to...
More news for Monday, July 1
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
Senior living providers among 193 criminally charged, $2.75 billion in fraud recoveries so far in 2024 … 40 assisted living locations among AHCA/NCAL 2024 Silver National Quality Award recipients...
SCOTUS places ‘tombstone’ on Chevron doctrine, upending operation of federal agencies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2024
A Supreme Court decision handed down Friday morning could transform the way federal agencies operate, providing the basis for senior living operators and other companies to challenge agency decisions.
Researchers implore policymakers to consider assisted living’s ‘unique’ structure before potentially...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
A team of researchers embarking on a four-year study into understanding the characteristics of assisted living communities that are targets for private equity investment — and how those acquisitions...
Federal health IT strategy must include senior living, coalition says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 05, 2024
The federal government should integrate the needs and requirements of senior living and other long-term care providers into its health IT strategy to address the varying needs and complexities of the residents...
Aging services coalition urges passage of veterans assisted living legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2024
A coalition of long-term care, veterans and Alzheimer’s organizations joined in urging Congress to pass legislation expanding access to assisted living settings for eligible veterans.
More news for Friday, May 5
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
Season of Reflection is 2023 theme for National Assisted Living Week … Most older adults say they will get updated COVID-19 booster, but will they? … First-ever RSV vaccine gets FDA nod, approved for...
‘You are going to make it,’ AHCA/NCAL CEO Mark Parkinson tells long-term care providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2022
Long-term care is going to survive. That’s the prediction President & CEO Mark Parkinson gave Monday during the opening general session of the AHCA/NCAL Conference & Expo.