Instead of screaming at each other and pointing fingers, perhaps lawmakers should do something that actually will help the senior voting block they covet: start making long-term care better.
More news for Monday, Nov. 7
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2022
HUD opens 5th round of COVID supplemental payments, reduces reimbursements for senior housing … Front Porch expands memory care programs to meet increasing demand … Active adult data now available...
‘Historic’ Social Security cost-of-living adjustment gets mixed reviews from advocates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2022
The Social Security Administration on Thursday issued a historic 8.7% cost-of-living increase, giving prospective senior living residents improved buying power in the coming year. But the increase is getting...
Action needed for long-term sustainability of Medicare, Social Security, Yellen says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 06, 2022
Medicare and Social Security trustees reports released last week showed “strong economic recovery and growth in the past year,” Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said. In the long term, however, both...
A better retirement system would help those left behind: speakers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
Calling the state of retirement security a “critically important issue,” Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) led a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing Thursday focused on helping those “left behind” by...
Senate committee looks at America’s ‘piecemeal’ retirement system
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 29, 2021
Traditional means of saving for retirement aren’t working anymore for a large number of Americans, according to testimony at a Thursday hearing of the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
Business briefs for Friday, April 24
Apr 24, 2020
Genesis Healthcare not in compliance with NYSE continued listing standard … Ziegler: Telehealth could be a critical business tool in the COVID-19 crisis … Total annual cost of Social Security program...
For many of your residents, a little more spending money
By
John O'Connor
Oct 15, 2018
Many senior living residents may have a bit more money to spend next year. For that, they can thank a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment to their Social Security benefits, starting in January.