Bill would cap nursing home annual rent increases at 4 percent
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 23, 2022
Nursing home business owners and operators who lease their buildings would have their annual rent increases capped at 4% under a bill before the New Jersey General Assembly.
Bill aims to protect nursing home residents during infectious disease outbreaks
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The New Jersey Assembly’s Aging and Senior Services Committee, on Thursday passed a bill “Sally’s Law,” that aims to provide nursing home residents greater protections during periods of infectious...
Long-term care operator transitions TNAs to CNAs in ‘Grand’ style
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 29, 2022
The Valley Stream, NY-based Grand Healthcare nursing and rehabilitation system recently graduated 85 home-grown certified nursing assistant students through its in-house training program.
25-member collaborative calls for Medicare, Medicaid eligibility changes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 09, 2022
Twenty-five national and local organizations have signed on to an effort calling for the standard-of-living measures used to determine eligibility for programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, taxes, food assistance...
Business briefs, Oct. 25
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 25, 2021
CMS issues guidance to states regarding COVID-19-related treatment without cost-sharing in Medicaid, other programs … National Senior Campuses retains top spot on 2021 LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list …...
Most Americans want health insurance companies and Medicare to pay for long-term care: poll
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 16, 2020
Compared with 2018, fewer Americans now think individuals and families should be responsible for paying for their aging loved ones’ care. Instead, more believe that health insurance companies and Medicare...
COVID-19 could lead to billions in long-term healthcare costs: experts
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 04, 2020
More than 18 million people have been infected by coronavirus worldwide, about a quarter of them in the United States. And healthcare experts say it will likely be years before the costs for those who...