Disability Support & Long Term Care Services

Disability and long-term care refers to institutional and community-based care that support individuals with activities of daily living and services related to age or disability. Over the past decade, there has been an increase in the changes and challenges affecting the disability support and long-term care market markets—the move to managed care and subsequently value-based care, the shift to home- and community-based care, the increase in the aging population, and new workforce challenges.

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• Valir PACE Acquires Cherry Blossom PACE In Alexandria, Virginia
• Sonida Senior Living Expands The Wellington At North Bend Crossing To Add 82 More Assisted Living & Memory Care Units
• New Legislation Allows Indiana FSSA To Establish A ‘Medicaid-Diversion’ Pilot Program With The Area Agencies On Aging CHOICE Program
• Indiana Family & Social Services Administration: Community & Home Options To Institutional Care For The Elderly & Disabled (CHOICE), Annual Report For State Fiscal Year 2024
• Enrolled Indiana House Bill 1391: To Amend The Indiana Code Concerning Human Services
• New SYNERGY HomeCare Franchise Opens In Phillipsburg, New Jersey
• Nebraska Reduces I/DD Waiting List By 75%, From 2,700 In 2024 To 700 In 2025
• Waterlily Secures $7 Million In Seed Funding To Develop Its AI Platform To Forecast Consumer Long-Term Care Needs
• Sunrise Senior Living Takes On Management Of Two California Senior Living Communities
• Banner-University Family Care Procurement Protest For The Arizona Long Term Care System-Elderly/Physically Disabled (ALTCS-EPD) Contract Awards
• Delaware Issues RFP To Continue Building Its HCBS Capacity For Individuals With Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
• Arizona Medicaid Contract For Elderly/Disabled Members Changed After Protest
• Delaware Division Of Developmental Disabilities Services Application For 1915(c) HCBS Waiver, Approved July 1, 2024
• FAQ About New Contracts For The The Arizona Long Term Care System-Elderly and/or Physically Disabled (ALTCS-EPD) Program
• Within Five Years Of LTC Admission, 20% Of Residents Lost Decision-Making Capacity & 13% Became Fully Dependent

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21% Of Older Inmates Have Cognitive Disability, Triple The Rate Of Community-Dwelling Older Adults

A total of 20.8% of older U.S. inmates have cognitive disability. This is three times the rate among community-dwelling older adults (7.1%). For all disabilities, adults 55 years or older in prison had nearly twice the rate of any disability (39.4%) than their community-dwelling peers (21.3%). This includes cognitive, ambulatory, independent living, and self-care difficulties: Comparison Of Disabilities For Older Adults In Prison Versus Those In The CommunityDisability Type% Of Older Adults In Prison% Of… Read

• Empath Health Introduces ‘One Hospice Model,’ To Link Non-Profit, Community-Based Hospice Organizations In Florida
• Guardian Pharmacy Services Opens New Long-Term Care Pharmacy Location In Columbus, Ohio
• 5% To 13% Of Nursing Homes Owned By Private Equity Investors
• Idaho Selects Molina Healthcare Of Idaho & UnitedHealthcare For Dual Eligible Medicaid Managed Care Contracts
• Idaho Medicaid Managed Care Updates

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