New framework for national plan on aging aims to ease access to LTSS for older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2024
Creating a more person-centered, accessible system of care to enable older adults to more easily connect with long-term services and supports is part of a strategic framework for a national plan on aging...
Illinois first state to legislatively mandate Alzheimer’s coverage by state health plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2024
Illinois has become the first state to legislatively enact a requirement for state employee health insurance to provide Alzheimer’s treatment coverage.
Healthcare Trust sees ‘ongoing improvement’ in SHOP performance
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2024
Net operating income in Healthcare Trust’s senior housing operating portfolio, or SHOP, increased by 23.5% to $8.3 million quarter over quarter, CEO Michael Anderson said Thursday in a first-quarter...
Actions & Transactions, May 31
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 31, 2024
Aztec Group arranges $55.6 million in financing for active adult community in Palm Beach Gardens, FL … Tredway, LIHC JV acquires affordable senior housing for $40M … JLL arranges sale of Sage Spring...
Labor costs, federal scrutiny create distress in senior living and care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
The major challenges and opportunities facing senior living and care providers include bankruptcy filings, scrutiny of private equity involvement and antitrust concerns in deals.
New ‘living better, longer’ narrative embraces wellness-driven value of senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
As senior living leaders adapt to the needs and expectations of the next generation of residents, a forum of thought leaders has created a new wellness narrative to appeal to older adults seeking to live...
Efforts to address older adult loneliness laid out in proposed bill
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2024
A new bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives calls for including screening older adults for loneliness and the coordination of supportive services and healthcare to address the negative health...
Dual proposals aim to redesign ‘patchwork’ of LTSS delivery for dual-eligible recipients
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2024
Redesigning the nation’s patchwork approach to delivering long-term services and supports to dually eligible individuals is the goal behind two proposals.
Laws shielding healthcare professionals seeking mental health services could lead to protections in senior...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2024
Although new laws in Georgia that create so-called safe-haven programs to protect healthcare professionals who seek mental health services are geared mainly toward physicians and nurses, backers say that...
Requested tax code overhaul would up taxes on ‘wealthiest individuals and corporations’
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 29, 2024
Scores of consumer-oriented organizations are petitioning Congress to make changes to the tax code that would increase taxes on corporations.