“Study proving longevity benefits of senior living is something for operators to ‘jump up and down’ about,” by Kimberly Bonvissuto, McKnights Senior Living “Older adults who live in senior living communities live longer, receive more healthcare services and benefit from greater rehabilitative and preventive care within the first two years of moving into a community compared with their peers living in the greater community, according to new research from NORC at the University of Chicago. … The report looked at outcomes in continuing care retirement communities, independent living, assisted living and memory care communities related to six measures of longevity:
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“‘Real Heartache’: Medicaid Redetermination Post-PHE Causing Nursing Homes Serious Cash Flow Problems, Anxiety,” by Amy Stulick, Skilled Nursing News “Flaws with the Medicaid redetermination process are leading to an increasing number of existing nursing home residents being found ineligible for Medicaid coverage — creating headaches for nursing homes. This view is held by officials at several state health care associations, who spoke to Skilled Nursing News.” LTC Comment, Stephen A. Moses, President, Center for Long-Term Care Reform: During the pandemic, federal policy kept everyone, including LTC recipients, on Medicaid whether they were eligible or not. Now as eligibility criteria are
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“Workforce improvement No. 1 target in final OIG report on nursing home pandemic effects,” by Josh Henreckson, McKnights LTC News “Steep challenges faced by nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic continue to hinder their ability to provide quality care and adequate staffing, according to new report findings from the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General released Thursday. … The contents of the report will not surprise long-term care providers, who have broadly struggled with a shrinking workforce and rising costs across the country. … Still, Jopp remained cautiously optimistic that a combination of additional oversight and adequate incentives
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“Fact Check: Will making WA Cares optional force seniors into poverty?,” by Elizabeth Hovde, Washington Policy Center “If voters approve an initiative allowing participation in the state’s WA Cares program to be optional, would it ‘continue to force’ seniors to spend themselves into poverty? The short and not-simple answer is: No. … It is not a secret that people use Medicaid to pay for LTC needs, allowing them to keep their savings and investments for heirs and use taxpayer financing for long-term care. Stephen Moses, president of the Center for Long-Term Care Reform, writes in a recent article that Americans spent $530 billion
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