Mark Maxfield named new NCAL Board of Directors chair
Oct 05, 2023
Mark Maxfield, owner and CEO of Eagle, ID-based The Cottages, has been named chairman of the National Center for Assisted Living Board of Directors for the 2023-2024 term.
20 states make changes to assisted living regulations, statutes, policies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2024
Assisted living regulations, statutes and policies in 20 states (31%) were updated between July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023, according to a new report from the National Center for Assisted Living.
9 assisted living providers earn AHCA/NCAL Silver Quality Awards
By
Max Bachmann
Jun 23, 2023
The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living announced the recipients Thursday of the 2023 Silver – Achievement in Quality award. Among them are eight assisted living...
Proposed federal quality measures could exacerbate providers’ financial woes, groups warn
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2023
Quality measures that are part of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have the potential to burden assisted living providers financially and administratively, industry advocates...
NCAL joins other groups to support immigration bill that would recapture unused visas
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
The National Center for Assisted Living has joined other groups in backing a proposed immigration bill that seeks to reissue unused visas to healthcare professionals.
More news for Thursday, Sept. 14
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2023
Recruiting staff remains uphill battle for US CCRCs … Senior living occupancy on track for 9th consecutive quarter of gains … AHCA/NCAL releases 2023 #GetVaccinated provider toolkit to encourage fall...
Better assisted living resident outcomes tied to senior living quality standards
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2023
An analysis of assisted living quality award winners reveals that winning communities provided better health-related outcomes for their residents compared with communities that did not win quality awards,...
Center to focus on addressing access, quality inequities in LTSS, rehabilitation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
Improving health-related quality of life for people living with disabilities and chronic conditions is the goal of a new center that will train scientists to address access and quality inequities in rehabilitation...
More news for Wednesday, Jan. 24
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2024
CMS: Expect final nursing home staffing rule this year … Johns Hopkins identifies opportunities for strengthening direct care workforce … University of Buffalo to invest $4M in aging research as...
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.