Trump administration could imperil affordable housing, group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2016
A Donald Trump presidential administration could bring billions of dollars in cuts to affordable housing and other anti-poverty programs, Diane Yentel, president and CEO of the National Low Income Housing...
Canceling overtime changes would benefit employers, real family income, CBO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2016
Canceling changes to overtime regulations that are set to go into effect Dec. 1 would reduce private-sector employers’ payrolls and compliance costs and would increase profits, according to an analysis...
CMS: Older adults dominate HCBS participant numbers but not spending or time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2016
Older adults and/or people with disabilities account for the majority of recipients of home- and community-based services funded through Medicaid Section 1915(c) waivers, although the average dollar amount...
A new offering for your activity calendar?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2016
Results of two new studies may have you considering adding a new offering to you activity calendar: CPR training.
Task force: Statins may not benefit those 76+
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2016
Your residents may be interested to know that not enough evidence exists to recommend statins to prevent heart disease for people aged more than 75 years, according to a final recommendation statement...
Medicaid spent $776 million on HCBS waivers for older adults in 2014, CMS says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2016
The Medicaid program spent almost $776 million on 1915(c) waivers to cover home- and community-based services for older adults in fiscal year 2014, according to a new report from the Centers for Medicare...
GAO: Protecting healthcare workers from violence should be priority for new administration
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 13, 2016
Protecting healthcare workers, including those employed in residential care settings, from workplace violence should be a priority for the new administration, the Government Accountability Office said...
45% of Medicaid LTSS beneficiaries are older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2016
Forty-five percent of the more than 4.8 million beneficiaries of Medicaid long-term services and supports were aged 65 or more years in 2012, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Medicare...
Former assisted living resident pleads guilty to murdering caregiver
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2016
A former resident of an Alaska assisted living facility has pleaded guilty to murdering a caregiver there.
OIG plans review of Medicaid waivers, employee background checks, more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 10, 2016
Reviews of Medicare and Medicaid payments, fraud and abuse, and employee background check efforts are some of the items on the agenda for the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector...