Senators to GAO: Examine impact of pay gap on women’s retirement savings … Senior living companies asked to share data for largest providers report … CMS actuary pushes Medicare Trust Fund insolvency...
Bills would expand assisted living access, give sector a voice in decision-making
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2023
Proposed bills with backing from senior living groups would remove a barrier to access to assisted living care and provide the industry a seat at the table on decisions affecting the sector in Illinois.
Bill would require senior living communities to recognize essential caregivers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2023
A proposed bill in Illinois would allow residents of senior living communities and other congregate long-term care settings to continue receiving essential care from a designated support person despite...
More news for Thursday, March 9
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2023
Long-term care pricing could decrease due to cap rates, operating expenses: survey … After rebound year, new opportunities for senior living growth expected … San Francisco reinforces COVID-19 rules...
2 bills target stabilizing assisted living funding model
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2023
Bills aimed at addressing funding in assisted living are making their way through state legislatures in Montana and New Jersey
Provider groups divided on whether to make provision of skilled care in assisted living permanent
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 06, 2023
With a COVID-19 emergency order in Massachusetts set to expire March 31, some — but not all — senior living advocacy groups in the Bay State are encouraging state lawmakers to permanently keep “commonsense”...
Hawaii provider association among partners in $35 million workforce development initiative
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 06, 2023
The Healthcare Association of Hawaii, along with more than 70 businesses and the University of Hawaii community colleges, have committed to participating in a $35 million workforce development initiative....
State updates assisted living rules; operators no longer automatically can turn away wheelchair users
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 02, 2023
New York assisted living operators no longer automatically can turn away prospective residents who use wheelchairs, according to the state health department.
57 percent of state’s SNFs report empty beds due to lack of staff
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 02, 2023
Fifty-seven percent of skilled nursing providers in Pennsylvania have empty beds, not because of lack of demand but because they don’t have enough staff members to care for residents and patients. That’s...
Proposed state budget makes critical investments in senior living and care, advocates say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 01, 2023
Senior living and care advocates are cheering Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) budget proposal for 2023-2025.