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  • ICYMI: NCAL’s Bethea: Celebrating Assisted Living Means Strengthening Its Future
    9.15.2026
    ICYMI: LaShuan Bethea, executive director of NCAL, authored a new op-ed that calls for stakeholders to support assisted living and its essential role in long term care as America’s senior population grows.
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  • America’s Assisted Living Communities Celebrate “Shining Through the Years”
    9.13.2026
    Beginning today, America’s assisted living communities are participating in NALW. The national observance honors the individuals working, residing, and volunteering in assisted living and residential care communities.
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  • AHCA/NCAL Launches 2026-2027 #GetVaccinated Campaign With New Innovation Challenge
    9.02.2026
    Today, we launched its 2026-2027 #GetVaccinated campaign, offering resources to help long term and post-acute care providers prepare for respiratory virus season.
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  • In Case You Missed It: New Study Finds Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries More Likely to Leave Plans as Care Needs Grow
    8.26.2026
    #ICYMI: A new study that found Medicare Advantage beneficiaries were increasingly likely to leave their plans for Traditional Medicare after developing complex medical conditions.
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  • The Power of Hospitality at Mealtimes
    9.29.2026
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  • CMS to Add Trophy Icon to Nursing Home Care Compare
    9.29.2026
    CMS will begin displaying a trophy icon for high-performing nursing homes when Nursing Home Care Compare is refreshed in September 2026.
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  • AHCA/NCAL & Therapy Coalition Comments on H-1B Program Proposal
    9.29.2026
    AHCA/NCAL, as part of a therapy coalition, commented in response to the U.S. DHS proposal of a $103,265 fee for all H-1B petitions subject to the annual cap, including those for workers with advanced degrees from U.S. institutions.
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  • OSHA Mandates a Respiratory Protection Plan and Staff Training for N95 Use
    9.29.2026
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