‘Private equity abuse’ in long-term care is target of new federal bill
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 13, 2024
Two Democratic senators from Massachusetts have introduced a bill they say is meant to “root out corporate greed and private equity abuse” in nursing homes, assisted living communities, home health...
Federal final rule drops bring cries of ‘flawed,’ ‘aggressive,’ ‘dramatic’ from senior living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2024
Late April brought a shower of regulatory changes as the federal government dropped four major final rules this week that the senior living and care industry is calling “flawed,” “aggressive” and...
CMS proposes ‘universal’ quality measures to ease provider burden, confusion
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2023
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services leaders are proposing the creation of a “universal foundation” of quality measures to reduce the reporting burden and confusion for providers and better align...
Reports make the case for HCBS over institutional care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2018
Community-based long-term services and supports have the potential to increase Medicaid beneficiary satisfaction and save costs, and they’re becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to institutional...
Assisted living and nursing facilities sue government over Medicaid reimbursement cuts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2018
The Montana Health Care Association and several assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities that are members sued the state of Montana on Monday afternoon, alleging that the state violated...
Bake sale-supported nursing home turns to assisted living to survive
By
Josh Henreckson
Apr 05, 2024
A Rhode Island nursing home that had turned to a grassroots funding campaign that included a resident-run bake sale to avoid closure is reworking one of its floors into a memory-care focused assisted...
New law gives funding boost to affordable assisted living program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2022
An Illinois nursing home reform bill signed into law this week includes funding for a supportive living alternative that is part of the continuum of care offered by some senior living providers.
With friends like these …
By
John O'Connor
Aug 03, 2023
Senior living operators might be excused for feeling as if there is a big ol’ target on their backs these days.
Assisted living, post-acute providers have ‘room for progress’ in four key areas, HHS secretary...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2018
Assisted living and post-acute care providers “will play a key role in the healthcare system over the next several decades,” HHS Secretary Alex M. Azar II said Tuesday. Both industries, however,...
Why skilled care’s pain could be senior living’s gain
By
John O'Connor
Feb 15, 2018
If you can deliver post-acute care at a lower cost than the skilled care joint down the street, you just might find yourself swimming in a very nice new revenue stream.