Senior living looks forward to additional HCBS guidance from CMS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 25, 2016
Organizations representing senior living providers said they are pleased that CMS is providing guidance to states on how to implement a 2014 final rule related to home- and community-based settings. But...
How your residents can pay for senior living
By
Ben Mandelbaum
Apr 25, 2016
Understanding the variety of ways in which senior living can be paid for is critical to helping ensure quality of life for older adults as they age.
It’s official: President signs Older Americans Act
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 19, 2016
President Barack Obama signed the reauthorization of the Older Americans Act on April 19 after it had passed both chambers of Congress with unanimous support earlier this year.
Older Americans Act reauthorization appears destined for president’s desk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 21, 2016
A bill reauthorizing the Older Americans Act appears destined for the president’s desk after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a version of S. 192 March 21.
Innovations in long-term care for the elderly begin at home
By
Josefina Carbonell
Mar 21, 2016
The U.S. healthcare system must continue to accelerate the rebalancing of long-term care services for the elderly, an approach that improves quality of life and saves money.
Research: Thoughts of death hamper annuity purchases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2016
New research by two Boston College marketing professors provides something to ponder as senior living industry leaders, policymakers and others propose new ways to finance long-term care.
LeadingAge launches senior advocacy program
Mar 13, 2016
Older adults will be trained to serve as public policy advocates under a new collaboration between LeadingAge and the Volunteers of America.
MN lawmakers: Constitutional amendment could provide LTC funding
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2016
An amendment to the Minnesota constitution could raise more than $1 billion annually to address the state’s long-term care funding crisis, according to two legislators.
Report: PACE viable, sustainable
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2016
The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly model is a viable and sustainable model of community-based long-term care, according to a new journal article.
House hearing tackles LTC financing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2016
Finding solutions to long-term care financing will be challenging, said a witness at a March 1 hearing of a House subcommittee, but it’s also an opportunity for a constructive bipartisan policy process.