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Assisted living facilities pressed to meet growing needs of older, sicker residents

Assisted living facilities pressed to meet growing needs of older, sicker residents

Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older people and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health issues, according to a recent report from a diverse panel of experts. This is a clear call for change inspired by the changed profile of the population served by assisted living facilities. …

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Advocates: Approximately $65 Million Unduly Taken From Health Care Accessibility Fund Last Year

Advocates: Approximately $65 Million Unduly Taken From Health Care Accessibility Fund Last Year

SANTA FE, NM (KRQE) — Tens of millions of dollars from our state’s Health Care Accessibility Fund were diverted to other things last year. Health care advocates say it was wrong, and now they’re calling on the legislature not to let it happen again. “Over the past summer, the Health and Human Services Legislative Committee …

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