10/07/2026

PALTC News - October 7

Could a Targeted Visa Program Fill the 1.3 Million-Person Senior Living and Care Workforce Gap?

McKnight's Senior Living
A proposed temporary direct care worker visa, the H-1D, would offer a flexible way to address the looming workforce challenge in senior living and care and improve the quality of care for older adults, according to Tara Watson, director of the Center for Economic Security at the Brookings Institution. Read more.

Closing the Gap: How Skin Failure Diagnostic Codes Would Protect Providers and Patients

McKnight's Long-Term Care News
A major post-acute wound care organization is pushing for the development of diagnostic codes that could help guide treatment and coverage for end-of-life skin failure. The Post Acute Wound & Skin Integrity Council argued in a position paper that the current ICD-10 system does not adequately reflect a clinical condition that federal guidance already distinguishes from pressure injuries. Read more.

New Research Highlights Complexities, Potential for Person-Centeredness Across Care Settings

McKnight's Senior Living
Despite the importance of person-centeredness in long-term care, the term has been described as "fuzzy," difficult to operationalize, and at risk of becoming an industry buzzword rather than a standard of care. Responding to those and other concerns related to realizing person-centeredness, researchers led a multi-year project involving international surveys, literature review, and discussion with providers and experts to more deeply understand the challenges and conceptualizations of person-centeredness across settings. Read more.

Fall Detection, Audits: How AI Helps Trilogy, Signature Improve Nursing Home Operations

Skilled Nursing News
AI and predictive analytic tools can help operators improve clinical care, reduce staff workloads, and identify future health issues earlier. But operators must support staff without adding complexity to their operations to make them work. Read more.