(New York Times, August 14, 2020) Early in the pandemic, 40% of deaths were residents or staff members of long term care facilities. As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ordered a …
Florida’s Ban on Visitors to Long Term Care Facilities May be Lifted Soon
By John Ruffier: At his COVID briefing on Monday, July 27, 2020, Governor Ron DeSantis indicated that Florida may ease its ban based upon new Federal guidance and the disbursement of more rapid virus tests …
How Will Medicare Rule Changes Affect Senior Housing Communities?
By John Ruffier Since the 1970s, Medicare beneficiaries have had the ability to receive Medicare benefits through private health plans (mainly Health Maintenance Organizations) as an alternative to the traditional Medicare program administered by the …
Scrutiny of Assisted Living Facilities
By: Shawn Rader: On February 4th, the New York Times had an article which should give the ALF industry pause. It reported that at the request of four senators, the Government Accountability Office commissioned …
Don’t Despair! Senior Housing Services Demand Will Continue to Grow.
Although the competition between facilities for residents and employees creates a headwind for the industry, it is important not to lose sight of the simple fact that time and demographics are on the side of …
Luxury Senior Living on the Rise
Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article on the increasing demand for luxury senior living (read the full article at http://seniorhousingnews.com/2016/08/23/luxury-senior-living-booming/). The gist of the article is that many Baby Boomers are retiring with …
BROOKDALE TO PAY NEARLY $1 MILLION TO SETTLE ALLEGATIONS OF OVERBILLING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS
By: I Paul Mandelkern On November 21, 2016 Brookdale Senior Living, Inc., the largest senior housing provider in the United States, agreed to pay $979,000 to settle allegations that Emeritus Corporation failed to refund to …
PACE Program for Senior Care
Shawn Rader. On August 21st, the New York Times published an article on the PACE program for senior care. Up to now, PACE programs, which are intended to keep seniors living in their homes longer, …
CMS ADDS NEW QUALITY MEASURES TO NURSING HOME COMPARE WEBSITE
By: I. Paul Mandelkern: To help residents and their families find a quality Medicare or Medicaid certified nursing home and to encourage nursing homes to achieve high quality by public reporting of quality measures, in …
What Lies Ahead in 2016?
Senior Housing News recently published an interesting article entitled “Senior Housing Crystal Ball: To Execs’ 2016 Predictions”. As would be expected, there are a lot of concerns over the competition for staff talent and the …
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