Long-term care workers must be vaccinated by Jan. 4 under OSHA, CMS rules
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 05, 2021
Jan. 4 is the COVID-19 vaccination deadline for employees in companies that have 100 or more workers, as well as for employees of long-term care facilities that participate in Medicare and Medicaid, according...
Medicare, Social Security financial shortfalls would ‘further cripple’ long-term care, advocates...
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 03, 2023
Money issues facing the Medicare and Social Security programs could “further cripple the country’s fragile long-term care system,” LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan told the McKnight’s...
Bipartisan legislation would expand access to advance care planning in Medicare
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 19, 2022
The Improving Access to Advance Care Planning Act pending in Congress would, if passed and signed into law, expand access to advance care planning services in Medicare.