As Congress has developed healthcare legislation to replace the Affordable Care Act, a dangerous proposal has emerged that would dramatically alter Medicaid’s financial structure and shift far more...
Lack of quality applicants is top workforce challenge: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 09, 2017
Finding enough applicants who are qualified for an open position is the biggest workforce challenge facing member organizations responding to a recent survey by the LeadingAge Center for Applied Research.
Staffing shortages at nursing homes continue: report
Mar 01, 2024
Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague US nursing homes, a new government report finds.
Home care workers should be vaccination priority, Sloan tells Biden’s COVID team
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 15, 2021
Vaccinating healthcare workers who work in home- or community based-settings but are not included in the Pharmacy Partnership Program for Long-Term Care “should be of the utmost priority,” LeadingAge...
Senior living providers should follow CDC’s new ‘unified’ recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
Senior living providers should follow the updated respiratory virus isolation recommendations issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to provider advocacy organizations.
National Senior Campuses still ranked No. 1 on latest LeadingAge Ziegler LZ 200 list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2022
Wellesley Hills, MA-based National Senior Campuses has retained the top spot on the LeadingAge Ziegler 200 list of largest not-for-profit multi-site senior living and care providers for the seventh consecutive...
Most affordable seniors housing providers can’t afford pandemic supplies: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Oct 22, 2020
The majority (69%) of affordable seniors housing providers say they are at least financially strained — if not severely financially strained — as a result of having to pay for personal protective equipment,...
Senior living field getting antsy over ANSI?
By
John O'Connor
Jan 09, 2020
A largely unnoticed development now has more than a few operators wondering whether the Trojan Horse carrying federal rules has arrived. But in this case, the proverbial steed was always inside the gate.
Florida provider groups cheer generator ruling as governor promises appeal
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 30, 2017
Organizations representing Florida assisted living and nursing home operators cheered Friday’s decision by the state’s Division of Administrative Hearings that invalidated two emergency rules...
HUD’s $50 million for new Section 202 housing is first since 2010
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2019
The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Thursday announcement of $50 million in funding for the Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly program is “particularly impactful in light...