President Biden late Thursday laid out a six-point COVID-19 action plan to combat the virus and protect the economy, but one senior living association executive called it “a path toward bankruptcy” for an industry that continues to feel neglected.
LeadingAge California and Richmond, VA-based care management company AllyAlign Health are partnering to offer Medicare Advantage special needs plans to cover long-term care residents across the continuum of care.
A California-based senior living operator has announced a COVID-19 booster shot mandate for its employees, when one becomes available, “to ensure the continued protection of our residents and one another.”
Increased regulation of certified nursing assistants in assisted living and memory care communities is associated with fewer hospital admissions for residents, but more specific regulations for licensed practical nurses has the opposite effect, according to a study published Wednesday in Health Affairs.
As information begins to trickle out from House committees hammering out plans for the $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill, affordable senior housing is positioned to benefit from a “historic investments” not seen in recent memory, according to industry representatives.
Low-wage healthcare workers in residential care facilities, including assisted living communities, were five times more likely to experience food insecurity compared with other healthcare workers, according to the results of a new study.
A new report from New York-based PHI pinpoints low wages and job quality concerns among residential care aides as fueling workforce recruiting and retention challenges in senior living. If those jobs are to be transformed, the group says, it will require significant investment from the public and private sectors.
Senior living and skilled nursing provider organizations joined forces last week to ask the State Department to prioritize foreign-trained nurse and healthcare worker immigrant visas to help address the industry’s staffing crisis.
Maybe the fourth time’s the charm? Banking on the disproportionate impact of the pandemic on older adults, a group of lawmakers has reintroduced legislation to re-establish the House Permanent Select Committee on Aging.
As pandemic-related costs and a hike in the minimum wage continue to affect the costs of staying in business for assisted living providers, one state is looking at increasing its Medicaid funding to communities.
