Private employment up in August, highlighting strong post-pandemic outlook: ADP report
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2023
Private employers added 177,000 jobs for the month, and pay was up year-over-year, highlighting a steadying trend of post-pandemic recovery, according to an ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday.
Dementia costs jump 31 percent in a decade, with care needs expected to grow
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
Despite progress in risk reduction, testing and treatment, the costs of dementia care in the United States continue to rise alongside dementia prevalence, putting the onus on healthcare providers and other...
Tweaks to assisted living regs highlighted in state programs that link housing and LTSS
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
The AARP Public Policy Institute is spotlighting three state programs that it says proactively link community-based long-term services and supports beneficiaries to both housing and services. Two of these...
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality...
Argentum urges member push to include senior living in provider relief funds
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
A sign-on letter campaign is one time-sensitive priority among various efforts to secure federal funding and help providers recover from pandemic losses. President Biden’s newly announced infrastructure...
Mindful care improves quality of life for assisted living residents with dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
Typical activity programming can leave people with dementia on the sidelines, researchers say. Viewing all encounters as opportunities to include and engage with these residents on their own terms can...
Medicare repayment begins in April for most LTC operators who received pandemic loans
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Alicia Lasek
Mar 26, 2021
The repayment period for CMS’ Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payment program does not begin until one year after the first payment was made to a provider or supplier. That means April for most LTC...
Falls may be an Alzheimer’s precursor, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 15, 2020
Alzheimer’s brain changes may be the culprit when an older person with no known cognitive decline has a fall, according to a new study. These falls tend to occur about five years before memory loss and...