LeadingAge: Survey finds majority of Americans support more services for seniors
A wide swath of America says the nation needs to provide more support to seniors, according to a poll commissioned by aging services nonprofit LeadingAge.
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PACE in a sweet spot for growth but faces policy challenges, program leaders say
Programs of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) are enjoying a moment in the limelight, as the Biden Administration and congressional Democrats push to expand home-and-community-based services.
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality measures for Medicaid home- and community-based services such as those provided by some assisted living operators.
Home care workers to march in 20 cities on behalf of $400B care economy proposal
Care workers, care consumers and advocates will march on 20 U.S. cities next Tuesday, demanding the White House and Congress invest in the nation’s care economy as a matter of racial and gender justice.
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing another piece of legislation that invests in older adults.
Better Care Better Jobs Act may be antidote to infrastructure compromise that leaves out home care
Home care and aging services providers are optimistic the care economy will get the funding it needs, despite being left out of a new infrastructure deal between the White House and a bipartisan team of senators.
Home care workers press their case for higher wages before Labor Secretary Marty Walsh
Nevada home care workers bent the ear of U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh Wednesday over higher wages and benefits for care economy workers.
Care quality and regulations are top industry concerns, McKnight’s survey finds
McKnight’s Home Care Daily readers are most interested in stories that help them improve care quality and better understand regulatory developments. And they want to learn more about palliative care and informal caregiving.
Senators, caregivers demand Congress support HCBS funding
In the politically divided U.S. Capitol Thursday, senators on both sides of the aisle called for support of home-and-community-based services (HCBS) benefiting seniors and those suffering from cognitive diseases, such as Alzheimer’s.
Women turning 65 will need to save more for long-term care, report finds
In the coming years, senior women will need nearly $35,000 more than men to pay for long-term care, according to a new report commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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