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CMS Administrator Seema Verma The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make up to $165 million in supplemental funding available to states operating Money Follows the Person demonstration programs to help state Medicaid programs boost efforts to move older adults and people with disabilities from nursing homes and other institutional settings to home- and community-based settings, the agency announced Wednesday. Such home- and community-based settings could include assisted living communities that serve Medicaid beneficiaries via waivers. CMS Administrator Seema Verma said the effort is being driven by “the tragic devastation wrought by the coronavirus on nursing home residents.” “Home- and community-based care is not only frequently more cost effective, but is preferred by seniors and adults with disabilities seeking to maintain the dignity of independent living,” she said.…
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A decisive majority of independent living residents are glad to be in a senior living community during Covid-19, although they see room for improvement in some key operational areas. Meanwhile, staff are generally glad to be working in independent living during this time and believe that their communities have responded well to the pandemic. And providers should be concentrating their efforts on forging strong and consistent connections with prospects, while also considering less traditional models such as senior living co-ops. These are among the findings from the Covid-19 Sentiment Report conducted by Plante Moran Living Forward and Retirement Dynamics. The report compiled findings from a survey of 3,582 independent living residents, 717 prospects and 703 staff members.…
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Cypress Place Senior Living We are very excited to promote Colleen and welcome Gina to our team at Cypress Place. VENTURA, Calif. (PRWEB) September 22, 2020 , one of Ventura’s distinctive independent, assisted living, and memory care communities, announces the addition of Gina Salman as its new Executive Director and Colleen Webb as its new Associate Executive Director, effective September 8, 2020. The campus style structure of Cypress Place is best supported by a leadership team that is comprised of both an Executive Director and Associate Director. Cypress Place spans two large buildings that encompass an assisted living, memory care, and independent living community campus.…
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Argentum President and CEO James Balda Senior living providers need an additional $5 billion in funding to address “immediate and urgent needs” related to COVID-19 rapid testing, screening and, ultimately, vaccinations, Argentum’s leader told U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin in a letter Friday. Argentum President and CEO James Balda also “strenuously” urged that additional funding be placed in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund in another relief package. “Based on industry estimates, upfront COVID-19 related expenses related to community population needs for testing, staffing and personal protective equipment will surpass $11 billion,” Balda wrote. “To win the COVID-19 battle, senior living communities and the workforce that cares for this vulnerable population must be prioritized, and additional funds for the Provider Relief Fund is critical.”…
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