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    Category Archives: Industry News

    Apr 13 2020
    Indiana Assisted Living Association
    Industry News

    Additional Resource for Provider Liability From Argentum

    As discussed during the past two State Partner calls, Argentum is continuing efforts to protect senior living staff and communities from liability as a result of COVID-19.   In addition to the template executive order and background memo we’ve provided, we are now also offering all state partne...
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    Mar 07 2020
    Dan Kenyon
    Industry News

    Coronavirus Resource Page

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) INALA has compiled the following resource directory to provide information from CMS, ISDH, CDC and the EPA in one location. This is not, and should not, be considered an all-inclusive resource. Please check ISDH, CMS and CDC websites frequently, as information and/or directive...
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    Jan 16 2019
    Dan Kenyon
    Industry News

    Video Chatting with Grandma

    Study finds video chatting is the best technology to prevent loneliness in seniors reports US News and World Report.
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    Jan 16 2019
    Dan Kenyon
    Industry News

    Study says Tai Chi most effect exercise to combat dementia.

    A meta-analysis of 20 studies on tai chi and cognition determined tai chi appears to improve executive function without any cognitive decline, reports Newsmax.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    National Hospice and Palliative Care Month

    November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Assisted living communities must provide residents with information about flu vaccine

    Licensed and non-licensed assisted living communities must provide residents with information about flu vaccine. The requirement can be met with a copy of the CDC’s vaccine information statement (VIS). Click here for the CDC VIS page.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Get your flu shot before the end of October

    The CDC is recommending people get flu shots by the end of October. Learn more.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Previous and current approaches to dementia care

    A New Yorker article entitled “The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care” discusses previous and current approaches to dementia care. (Print edition of the article published October 8th is headlined “The Memory House.”)
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    FDA has approved sale of first self-fitting hearing aid

    The FDA has approved the sale of the first self-fitting hearing aid, reports WebMD. The Bose Hearing Aid is a wireless amplifier placed in the ear canal that can be adjusted by the user through a smartphone app.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    An Aspirin a Day for Older People Doesn’t Prolong Healthy Lifespan

    An Aspirin a Day for Older People Doesn’t Prolong Healthy Lifespan. Read the NIH Director’s blog post.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    New rules for VA Aid and Attendance

    New rules for VA Aid and Attendance go into effect October 18th, 2018. The VA added a look back period for asset transfers, established net worth limits and added new medical expense deduction limitations.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Indiana no longer ranked among the nation’s fattest states

    Indiana is no longer ranked among the nation’s 10 fattest states! According to a new report, 33.6% of Indiana adults are obese, giving us the 12th highest obesity rate.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Indiana hospitals racking up millions of dollars in penalties

    Indiana hospitals are racking up millions of dollars in penalties for having too many patients return for care within a month of discharge. Sixty-six Hoosier hospitals will see their Medicare payments docked next year by a total of about $12 million as a result of having patients readmitted within 3...
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Learn more about the INALA endorsed LifeStyle Health Plan!

    Learn more about the INALA endorsed LifeStyle Health Plan! Members using the plan have been pleased.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Karen Ayersman elected to the INALA Board

    Congratulations to Karen Ayersman, Residences at Deer Creek, for being elected to the INALA Board. Sherri Berghoff, Silver Birch Senior Living, was re-elected to the Board.
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    Oct 17 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    North Woods Village of Edison Lakes Named the Assisted Living Community of the Year

    Congratulations to North Woods Village of Edison Lakes (Mishawaka) for being named the assisted living community of the year and to all of these award winners.  Taylor Shuey from American Senior Communities – Leader Under 40 Angi Stoner-Gast from North Woods Village at Inverness Lakes – Outstanding ...
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    Oct 16 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Fall Conference

    Over 315 Aging Services professionals joined us and our partners at LeadingAge IN and HOPE for a great two-day event at the Indianapolis Marriott East. A huge thank you to all the attendees and sponsors who made the fall conference possible. We were proud! to honor colleagues at the INALA awards cer...
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    Jul 18 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Reported Hepatitis A Death

    ISDH has reported the first death from Indiana’s Hepatitis A outbreak. The outbreak has caused nearly 4,000 illnesses in 10 states and resulted in multiple fatalities nationwide. Since November 2017, ISDH has confirmed 214 outbreak-related cases of hepatitis A. Indiana typically sees about 20 cases ...
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    Jul 18 2018
    INALA
    Industry News

    Most Nursing Communities Overstated Staffing for Years, Analysis Finds

    A federal data analysis by Kaiser Health News found that most U.S. nursing communities had fewer nurses and caregivers than they had reported to the government for years, according to the New York Times. 
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    Jul 02 2018
    INALA
    Industry, Industry News

    New Medicare Card Mailing Update

    The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services started mailing new Medicare cards to people with Medicare who live in Wave 3 states: Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Wisconsin. They continue to mail new cards to people who live ...
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