Workforce development project targets LPN apprenticeships, policy recommendations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2023
The state of Washington is approaching the long-term care workforce crisis by addressing education, training and licensing through two approaches, including a new LPN apprenticeship program.
Expanding assisted living could address affordability, accessibility issues
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 13, 2023
Recognizing challenges in affordable and accessible housing for the long-term care population, a legislative council tasked with coordinating healthcare and social supports for older adults has delved...
Senior living has ‘lots to watch’ during debt deal negotiations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2023
As Democrats and Republicans continued work toward passing a debt ceiling deal, the senior living industry is waiting to see how some provisions could affect providers.
Support for federal Office on Aging Policy gets 12 more faith-based backers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2023
Twelve more faith-based organizations have joined LeadingAge in calling for the creation of a White House Office on Aging Policy to deliver “focused, effective coordination” of federal programming...
Tweaking Medicaid eligibility criteria would benefit vulnerable older adults ‘tremendously’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2023
Findings from new research at the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston dispel policymaker fears that adding more recipients to the Medicaid program by using alternative eligibility criteria would bankrupt...
Healthy workplaces must include mental health programming, expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2023
Everyone wants to see COVID-19 in the rearview mirror, but the pandemic has left lasting effects in the form of a surge in reported levels of psychological distress. That surge has left employers looking...
OSHA workplace violence rule shouldn’t be ‘one-size-fits-all’ or duplicate existing requirements,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
Advocates for senior living and other aging services providers are asking the federal government to grant providers flexibility and not duplicate existing requirements as a potential federal workplace...
House Democrats seek full renewal of HUD funding for affordable senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2023
House Democrats are asking the federal government to fully renew fiscal year 2024 funding for affordable senior housing — and to throw in another $1 billion to build additional homes for older adults.
Medicare Advantage needs to ‘wake up’ to value of senior living, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 20, 2023
A new report from LeadingAge looks at the challenges and potential solutions to address the failures of Medicare Advantage. Senior living advocates are looking at it as a learning experience and opportunity...
HUD 2024 funding proposal presents ‘mixed bag’ for senior housing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2023
President Biden’s $73.3 billion budget request to address affordable housing in 2024 is “strong” overall but presents a “mixed bag” for senior housing, according to LeadingAge.