HUD withdraws proposed rule it says would have weakened equal access to housing, other services regardless of gender identity … Senior living and care providers can expect liability insurance rates to...
Older adults who have received J&J need not be concerned: expert
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Amy Novotney
Apr 20, 2021
Joshua Sharfstein, M.D., vice dean for public health practice and community engagement at Johns Hopkins University, has a message for older adults who have received the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine:...
New poll shows most older adults worried about potential healthcare and long-term care costs
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Amy Novotney
Oct 22, 2020
Six in 10 Medicare recipients aged 65 or more years are concerned about future healthcare costs, according to a survey of more than 1,100 Medicare enrollees conducted by MedicareGuide.com.
Nursing home, home care workers rally support for Biden workforce plan
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Amy Novotney
Dec 09, 2020
As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office next month, nursing home and home care workers with the Service Employees International Union and National Domestic Workers Alliance met with their...
Proposed legislation seeks to provide path to citizenship for immigrant workers in home-and-community-based...
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Amy Novotney
May 06, 2021
Undocumented immigrants working as essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities and those working in home- and community-based services, would be eligible for a path for citizenship...
Proposed legislation seeks to provide path to citizenship for immigrant workers in home-and-community-based...
By
Amy Novotney
May 05, 2021
Undocumented immigrants working as essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities and those working in home- and community-based services, would be eligible for a path for citizenship...
Home care favored 2 to 1 over facility-based care for post-pandemic setting: survey
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Amy Novotney
Sep 08, 2020
The pandemic has taken its toll on consumer confidence in facility-based care, according to research from healthcare consulting firm Transcend Strategy Group.
Several factors behind home care’s growth: Forbes
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Amy Novotney
Sep 15, 2020
As never before, business models used by nursing homes and other congregate care settings are being challenged. Thanks to new advances in technology, expanded government payment models and shifting consumer...