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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• California To Move An ICF-DD Setting From Waiver To State Plan To Comply With Federal HCBS Settings Final Rule 
• Colorado Eases Regulations On Assisted Living Residences   
• Bayada Home Health Care Lays Off 10% Of Its Headquarters Staff 
• Indiana Outsources Statewide Adult Protective Services To PCG In $19.5 Million Contract  
• Pennsylvania Launches PA CareKit To Support Unpaid Caregivers 
• myLaurel Secures $12 Million To Further Its Acute Care At Home Program 
• New Day Healthcare To Enter New Mexico With Acquisition Of Heritage Home Healthcare 
• Home Health Agencies Offering Telehealth Decreased 19% Since COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Ended
• Career Enhancement Gains Strength As Employment Retention Tool for I/DD Direct Support Professionals 
• Unplanned LTSS Costs Pose Risk To Retirement Income
• New York’s Monroe County Rebids Its Contract For New York Connects: Choices For Long-Term Care Program Services 
• Robotic Pet Company Tombot Secures $6.1 Million To Launch Health & Senior Care Product Line 
• 43% Of People Age 50 & Older Think They Will Need Long-Term Care In The Future 
• Family Caregivers Provide $873.5 Billion In Unpaid Labor Annually
• Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Completes Acquisition Of Thrive Skilled Pediatric Care

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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

• Humana & Longevity Health Extend Medicare I-SNP Partnership Through 2030
• Medicare ACOs Not More Effective Than Traditional Medicare At Helping Beneficiaries With Dementia Avoid Unwanted Care At The End Of Life
• Oregon Releases PACE RFP For Jackson & Josephine Counties
• Innovation From Within: Leveraging Partnerships, People & Data To Drive Real-World Results–Sponsored By Genoa Healthcare
• Bereavement Support Platform Empathy Raises $72 Million & Unveils Empathy Alliance

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