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September 2026
September 4, 2026
Nursing homes
Nursing home jobs barely grew in August while home health care added 11,000 jobs
Federal jobs data released September 4 show nursing home employment almost unchanged in August, with health care hiring slowing overall and most new jobs going to home health services and hospitals.
September 3, 2026
New York
Town of Bethlehem orders Delmar assisted living facility vacated over building dangers
The Town of Bethlehem issued an emergency order to vacate the Albany Center for Independent Living in Delmar after inspectors found structural, electrical, elevator and mold problems, and the state is relocating residents.
September 1, 2026
Medicaid
Indiana lawmakers ask the state to protect Medicaid and in-home care for storm victims
Three Indiana state representatives asked the governor and the state Medicaid agency to make sure people hit by the August 11 derecho don't lose Medicaid or in-home care because paperwork was lost or missed.
August 2026
August 26, 2026
Nursing homes
Study links more registered nurse time in nursing homes to fewer resident hospital trips
An August study of nearly 15,000 nursing homes found that homes with more registered nurse hours per resident had fewer unplanned hospital stays and emergency visits among long-stay residents, giving families a useful question to ask.
August 24, 2026
Assisted living
California insurer's cut to an assisted living Medicaid benefit could push 3,500 seniors toward nursing homes
Health Net is ending a Medi-Cal benefit that pays for 24-hour care in board-and-care and memory care homes for about 3,500 low-income seniors, and nursing home leaders expect some to land in nursing homes or hospitals instead.
March 2026
March 26, 2026
Caregiving
Unpaid family caregiving is worth about $1 trillion a year, AARP report finds
About 59 million family caregivers provide 49.5 billion hours of care a year, equal to the work of about 24 million full-time employees, AARP's Valuing the Invaluable report says.
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