1+ week, 5+ day ago   (478+ words) In a newly published study, 67% of people who had dementia diagnoses in their medical records did not mention the condition when interviewed later about their health. This significant gap suggests that many people living with dementia may be unaware of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (209+ words) On the heels of the publication of a study in JAMDA finding that a fourth of assisted living caregivers also care for a loved one in their personal lives, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine is sharing the results of…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (391+ words) One hundred congressional Democrats are asking the federal government to reconsider an opinion the lawmakers say “undermines decades of protections for disability rights,” including the provision of home- and community-based services in assisted living communities. In a letter last week…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (839+ words) A recent proposal from the Brookings Institution may signal more than a policy shift. It may point to a fundamental change in how older adults experience care. The proposal calls for creating a new home care benefit under Medicare, effectively…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (356+ words) A managed care contractor’s decision to pull out of an assisted living transitions program threatens the well-being of thousands of older adults who relied on it, and it raises concerns about the stability of partnerships between managed care plans and…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (328+ words) Senior living and care operators would “have more flexibility in providing notices and documentation to employees for required notices and disclosures for group health plans covered by ERISA and sponsored by the facility” under a rule proposed by the Department…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (550+ words) During a Tuesday press conference, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, highlighted the previously disclosed deferrals of payments to the states of California and Minnesota due to alleged fraud and noncompliance with Medicaid program requirements....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (534+ words) What does home, belonging and community mean to you? This is the question “Home, anew: 250 Voices of Belonging and Community, Celebrating Our Nations 250th Year” answers through 252 stories shared by staff members, residents and family members from 16 different Marquis-serviced senior living…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (239+ words) Two senior living provider groups are supporting new bipartisan legislation they say has the potential to expand the pipeline of healthcare workers for the industry. Both the American Seniors Housing Association and LeadingAge are listed in press materials from the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (375+ words) Bankruptcies in the senior living and care sector, along with bankruptcies in clinics and physician practices, are leading all other healthcare areas in bankruptcies in the first half of the year, according to a new report from healthcare restructuring advisory…...