Medicaid Access Rule shortcomings could decrease access to care, industry advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2024
No guarantee exists that a final rule that the federal government promoted as increasing transparency in Medicaid payments and improving wages for direct care workers will accomplish either goal, senior...
Assisted living rates up 0.6 to 3.8 percent
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2024
Average assisted living community rates increased between 0.6 and 3.8% in 2023 nationally, depending on room type, according to illumifin, an administration and claims solution provider for long-term care...
Assisted living sees 1.4 percent rate increase, lower than all other long-term care settings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 13, 2024
Although rate increases in assisted living communities were relatively low last year, increasing by 1.4% over 2022, those rates went up by 18.9% in total from 2021 to 2023, according to Genworth’s Cost...
Long-term care execs see modest salary increases: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2024
Long-term care corporate executives took home an average salary increase of 3.69% last year, up slightly from the 3.17% reported salary increase in 2022, according to a new report.