As Donald Trump was making ready to take the oath of workplace and turn into the forty seventh US president yesterday, Argentum President and CEO James Balda already had despatched him a letter mentioning the cost-effectiveness of assisted dwelling and asking for his assist of three business priorities: growing entry and affordability of assisted dwelling, supporting investments in senior dwelling, and investing within the long-term care workforce.
“The very fact is that assisted dwelling is essentially the most cost-efficient mannequin of long-term care,” wrote Balda, just lately named to The Hill’s “High Lobbyists” record. “As demand for long-term care quickly will increase, we should implement insurance policies to advertise environment friendly use of presidency assets, and assisted dwelling should be a part of that answer.”
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Argentum additionally provided a glimpse into its further advocacy plans for the brand new president and new session of Congress in a Monday weblog publish.
Noting that Speaker of the Home Mike Johnson (R-LA) might use the finances reconciliation course of to advance parts of the president’s agenda, the affiliation stated it’s “already working with main lawmakers to include our public coverage priorities into any potential reconciliation bundle to increase entry of assisted dwelling and in addition to advertise workforce options for long-term care settings.”
Constructing on the assisted dwelling pilot program for veterans just lately signed into legislation by then-President Joe Biden as a part of the Senator Elizabeth Dole twenty first Century Veterans Healthcare and Advantages Enchancment Act, Argentum additionally stated that it hopes to work with the incoming Veterans Affairs secretary to implement further packages in order that veterans can select assisted dwelling for his or her long-term care wants, together with enhancing the prevailing Support and Attendance program.
“Different points that will come into play this 12 months embody housing coverage and elevated promotion of home-care in long-term care, which was a plank of the 2024 Republican get together platform,” the affiliation stated. “Argentum has been advocating that senior dwelling communities are broadly thought of residence by our residents and can search to make sure any residence care insurance policies additionally embody residents of senior dwelling communities.”
The group additionally famous that Trump up to now has stated he would “assist a tax credit score for household caregivers who maintain a mum or dad or a beloved one.”
“Argentum might be working intently with the administration and Congress on alternatives to advance such a proposal as a part of the [2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act] reauthorization or one other automobile and to make sure it’s broadly relevant to assist assist seniors and their households in selecting senior dwelling for his or her care wants,” the affiliation stated.
Argentum and the opposite commerce associations representing senior dwelling suppliers little doubt have a busy 12 months forward — and little doubt, all are as able to go as Argentum clearly is.
Lois A. Bowers is the editor of McKnight’s Senior Residing. Learn her different columns right here. Observe her on X (previously Twitter) at Lois_Bowers.
