Person-centered training of caregivers would improve outcomes for those with dementia, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2021
As the population ages and the direct care workforce grows along with it, person-centered training is needed to improve care outcomes, according to a recent study.
HCBS settings final rule ‘not a good fit’ for assisted living, provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 23, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services home- and community-based services settings final rule is written so broadly that its requirements “run in opposition to person centered planning” for older...
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Feb 08, 2018
CMS answers FAQs related to HCBS Medicaid beneficiaries with dementia … AHCA/NCAL and ACHCA partner for administrator credentialing, including assisted living … Senate funding bill contains...
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Jul 31, 2017
Touring residential facilities, interacting with older adults positively enhances medical residents’ knowledge of issues and needs … Radio and health appliance for people with dementia under...
Provider group seeks 2-year moratorium on HCBS settings rule enforcement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2023
A new white paper from LeadingAge recommends a two-year enforcement moratorium on the federal government’s home- and community-based services settings final rule, saying that it is flawed policy.
Boomer poll: Senior living tops home for dementia care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2019
Older baby boomers’ top choice of where to live if they were to have dementia is a senior living community, according to the results of a new LeadingAge–NORC poll revealed Monday at the LeadingAge...
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Jan 03, 2017
Feb. 10 is deadline for comments on CMS PACE proposal … Minnesota creatives use art to connect with people who have dementia … Easing older adults’ loneliness can help keep them healthy...
CMS provides long-awaited guidance about HCBS for those with dementia
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 20, 2016
Person-centered care plans, staffing, activities and environmental design are the keys for residential and adult day settings seeking reimbursement for services provided to Medicaid beneficiaries of home-...
Increased regulation, active adult, Medicaid HCBS top list of trends predicted for senior living in 2024
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2023
Heightened state regulation, dementia care support, the rise of active adult communities and the increased provision of home- and community-based services to Medicaid beneficiaries are among the top trends...
‘Replace denial with proposal’ on long-term care, House committee told
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
Congress must “replace denial with a detailed, bipartisan legislative proposal on long-term care” to address the needs of a growing older population facing high costs for healthcare and housing, Robert...