Navigating insurance for those with dementia a major challenge for family caregivers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 30, 2024
Family caregivers face many challenges in helping their loved ones who are living with dementia, not the least of which is navigating the insurance landscape for long-term care. That’s according to the...
State staffing policies could hamper MedPAC’s recommendations on federal mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 11, 2022
A federal minimum staffing mandate is on the horizon for nursing homes at the beginning of 2023. Providers and experts wonder just how the proposed mandate might address historic staffing shortages without...
HCBS market recovers from drop that followed CMS proposal
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 12, 2023
Home- and community-based services markets are starting to recover after they “panicked” when the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in late-April proposed that 80% of Medicaid payments for HCBS...
State allocates $1B+ for assistance to Medicaid, other program beneficiaries
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 17, 2022
Georgia Gov. Brian P. Kemp (R) has set aside more than $1 billion for the state Department of Human Services to provide cash assistance of up to $350 per active enrollee in Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition...
Members of Congress call on CMS to collaborate in addressing nursing home workforce challenges
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2022
A bipartisan group of members of the House of Representatives is looking to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to work with them to resolve workforce shortages experienced by nursing homes across...
Skilled nursing occupancy dips: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2023
Occupancy decreased among skilled nursing facilities in March, after increasing for two months in a row, according to the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s most recent skilled nursing...
Business briefs, March 27
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 27, 2023
Bill closes ‘loophole’ in provider background checks … USCIS lifts COVID-related flexibilities … Biden’s budget would strengthen Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, HCBS, senator says … ORA...
SNF occupancy declines slightly after 4 months of increases: NIC
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 07, 2022
After four months of increases, skilled nursing occupancy declined slightly in June, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Communication key to solving issues facing providers, legislators say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 18, 2023
Communication is “the best way to make a difference” and address issues facing the assisted living industry, a state legislator told those attending a recent forum convened by the Florida Assisted...
Business briefs, July 11
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 11, 2023
CCRC salaries soaring: Nurses still in hottest demand but raises for all moderating … Unemployment rate sees little change at 3.8% in June: BLS … CA Supreme Court backs employers in ‘take-home’...