State compliance status could affect assisted living providers that provide HCBS
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Assisted living operators that provide home- and community-based services to residents who are Medicaid beneficiaries could be affected as states continue to come into compliance with the provisions of...
More news for Wednesday, July 19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 19, 2023
Arkansas working on new rates for assisted living Medicaid enrollees … Timing of 6.5% Medicaid rate increase to NY assisted living providers remains unclear … Oregon weighs repeal of COVID-19 PHE,...
DOJ accuses South Carolina of unnecessarily segregating adults with mental illness in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2023
The state of South Carolina violates the Americans with Disabilities Act by unnecessarily segregating adults with serious mental illness in assisted living communities, the US Department of Justice said...
Medicaid changes could help assisted living help more older adults
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
There is enough room for quality assisted living providers of every size as long as we remain focused on quality and safety, funding and support, adequate and well-thought-out regulation, and better healthcare...
Bill aiming to stabilize residential long-term care struck down by governor
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2023
Legislation billed in part as ensuring steps to maintain access to assisted living communities for Medicaid recipients has been vetoed by Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R).
Inadequate reimbursement threatens older adult access to assisted living
By
Michael S. Pochowski
Apr 17, 2023
A recent Washington Post article gave an incomplete view of the reality facing assisted living providers related to Medicaid reimbursement.
Provider groups divided on whether to make provision of skilled care in assisted living permanent
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2023
With a COVID-19 emergency order in Massachusetts set to expire March 31, some — but not all — senior living advocacy groups in the Bay State are encouraging state lawmakers to permanently keep “commonsense”...
Bill aims to privatize annual nursing home, assisted living inspections
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 08, 2023
Proposed legislation before the Arizona Legislature, if passed, would privatize annual inspections of skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities by creating a third-party entity to make...
Improving quality care by small assisted living providers is goal of new workgroup
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2022
The state of Maryland has assembled a workgroup to look at improving the quality of care and services offered in smaller assisted living communities.