LTSS/HCBS

Three years after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the nation, major gaps in care for older adults and people with disabilities persist, particularly in attracting and retaining the long-term care workforce and...

Low-income older Californians soon won’t need to prove their asset levels to be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, after the approval of a state plan amendment.

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Ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic behind them, senior living executives are preparing to push forward with growth plans — some in surprising ways, according to the newly released results of a recent...

Compensation spending requirement, quality measures are the focus of comments that groups submitted to the federal government.

The White House on Wednesday called on Congress “to improve and expand home- and community-based services so more seniors and people with disabilities can live independently in their own homes.” The...

A new white paper from LeadingAge recommends a two-year enforcement moratorium on the federal government’s home- and community-based services settings final rule, saying that it is flawed policy.

Quality measures that are part of a proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have the potential to burden assisted living providers financially and administratively, industry advocates...

A proposal that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says is meant to “support and stabilize the direct care workforce” in home- and community-based settings, if it becomes final, ultimately...

Older adults are not “drawn out of the woodwork” to try to qualify for Medicaid benefits when a state expands home- and community-based services, according to the findings of a new study.