State dementia oversight efforts must include representatives from entire long-term care continuum, experts...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2024
The potential creation of a permanent state division and advisory committee dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders has won praise from Pennsylvania’s senior living industry advocates,...
New laws increase public awareness, funding for dementia initiatives
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2024
Increasing public awareness of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, along with increasing services for people with diagnoses and their caregivers, are front and center in recent state initiatives...
Master plan on aging fails to ensure ‘robust’ long-term care continuum that includes senior living,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2024
Pennsylvania’s master plan on aging, although well-intended, focuses most of its attention on home care and community services and falls short of ensuring a “robust” long-term care continuum for...
State bills aim to address senior living workforce, access, dementia issues
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
As the nation’s population of older adults increases the demand for senior living and other forms of long-term care, states are stepping up to provide solutions and resources to address some hot topic...