Raise grant rates for assisted living, wages and benefits for caregivers, board recommends
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2022
A state government advisory board is recommending that the Virginia General Assembly increase grant awards to cover assisted living costs, mandate sick leave and a living wage for direct care workers,...
Senior living’s challenge of omission and commission
By
John O'Connor
Sep 22, 2022
Long-term care could be made better with funding from Congress. But for now, it appears we’ll have to settle for a congressional commission.
HCBS providers face more serious challenges ahead than institutional providers: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2022
Expanding the availability and quality of long-term services and supports will continue to be a focus for policymakers as individual preferences and state requirements shift from institutional settings...
Report outlines ways to get more HCBS support
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2022
Assisted living providers can glean best practices from a report outlining state efforts to support home- and community-based service workers using federal COVID-19 relief dollars, according to one of...
Assisted living communities should be integrated into greater community, report recommends
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
Assisted living communities and other congregate care settings are “vital” and should be more fully integrated into surrounding communities through short-term respite care, adult day services, and...
72 percent of middle-income older adults won’t be able to afford assisted living by 2033: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2022
More than 11 million older adults (72%) will not be able to afford assisted living by 2033, and they likely won’t qualify for Medicaid to pay their long-term care needs either, according to a new analysis...
Support grows for proposed pilot expanding assisted living access to veterans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2022
Legislation creating a pilot program allowing veterans access to assisted living care has been introduced in the House of Representatives.
Arizona tops new study for long-term care cost, access, quality
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 16, 2022
Arizona is the best state for long-term care cost, access and quality of care, according to a recent ValuePenguin study.
CMS tool creating new pathways to assisted living could prove ‘a positive development for residents...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 26, 2022
A tool to help states increase long-term services and supports rebalancing could lead to more business for assisted living providers.
‘Contradictory’ state, federal cannabis laws create conundrum for senior living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2022
A growing number of states have legalized cannabis — medically or recreationally, or both. But marijuana remains illegal under federal law, creating a conundrum for senior living communities and their...