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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• Net Health Launches Optima Unity, An AI-Native Platform Advancing Post-Acute Rehabilitation Therapy Outcomes
• Pennsylvania Selects First Local Aging Agencies Offering Tailored Support To Develop Teams To Protect Older Adults From Abuse
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• ‘Strategic Productivity’ In A Hybrid Care Environment: The Southwest Behavioral & Health Services Case Study
• CaringKind Announces Affiliate Partnership With Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center To Expand Dementia Care Across New York
• Alzheimer’s Association Earns Joint Accreditation To Train Entire Health Care Teams In Brain Health & Dementia Care
• Are You CCBHC-Ready? Preparing for the 2026 SAMHSA Funding Cycle
• Maryland Selects The Coordinating Center For Statewide Medical Day Care Waiver Case Management
• Habitat Health With Kaiser Permanente Opens South Los Angeles PACE Center For Adults Age 55 & Over
• Home Is The Place
• At-Risk Medicare Advantage Plans Showed Better Outcomes For Dual Eligibles Than Traditional Medicare
• Older Adults Outpatient Program By Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Reinstatement Of Medicare’s Three-Day Rule Increased Hospital Length Of Stay
• Dementia Diagnosis Strongly Associated With Initial Use Of Nursing Home Care Among Dually Eligible Older Adults
• Long-Term Care Wages Increase 3.2% Over 12 Months Ending December 2025

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Older LTSS Recipient Use Of Telehealth Differs Depending On Residence Type

The use of telehealth reported by older adults using long-term services and supports (LTSS) varies with their type of housing. Among those living in the community, 39% reported telehealth use. Among those in residential settings, such as assisted living, 34% reported telehealth use. Among nursing home residents, 20% reported using telehealth. The analysis was based on data from the 2021-2022 National Core Indicators-Aging and Disabilities Adult Consumer Survey for LTSS users aged 65 years and… Read

• Potentially Inappropriate CNS-Active Prescribing In Older Adults Declines From 19.9% To 16.2%
• ‘What Will Happen When I’m Gone?’: Parents Of People With Disabilities Push To Expand Services
• 18 States Urge CMS To Reinstate Targeted Nursing Home Staffing Mandate For Certain For-Profit Operators
• Nevada Reissues RFP For Specialty Managed Care Plan For Children With Complex Behavioral Health Needs
• Older Adults Whose Loneliness Exceeds Their Social Isolation Have 13% Higher Mortality Risk & 16% Higher Heart Disease Risk

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