Special Report

Demand for services rises; funding doesn't, study says

Medicaid-covered options to grow under Obamacare; others said underfunded

August 1, 2013

Even as states begin to implement long-term services and supports options in the Affordable Care Act that increase access to Medicaid home and community based services, most states didn't increase funding for non-Medicaid services, says a report by

In-home care provider sees insurance coverage rise

Addus HealthCare says Inland Northwest client base is growing steadily

August 1, 2013

Treva Lind

Addus HealthCare, a national provider of in-home care services operating in Spokane since 1979, helps mainly senior clients with daily-living tasks, and increasingly, long-term care insurance providers are paying at least part of the cost, a here a

Vitamin D deficiencies hurt mobility

Study finds high percentage of seniors who lack nutrient struggle with everyday tasks

August 1, 2013

News Wise

Vitamin D-deficient older individuals are more likely to struggle with everyday tasks such as dressing or climbing stairs, says a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism as as

Retirement living on South Hill comes along-Art only

August 1, 2013

The $20 million Clare View senior housing complex is well under way on Spokane's South Hill. Dave Roberts, senior developer at Spokane Housing Ventures, says the first living units there are slated to be completed this fall. Whitewater Creek Inc.,

Scrutinizing the 4 percent rule

Prominent benchmark could disappoint some in extended downturn

August 1, 2013

Mike McLean

The 4 percent rule, which has become a benchmark for retirement planning since the 1990s, might not be so hard and fast after all, some financial advisers here say.For simplicity's sake, the 4 percent rule says a retiree with a nest egg of $1 of

Housing recovery not being felt by all, report concludes

Many homeowners still 'under water;' financial burden sets new record

July 18, 2013

Driven by rising home prices and growing demand, the U.S. housing recovery is well underway, says The State of the Nation's Housing report released last month by the Cambridge, Mass.-based Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard still at low a

Cd'A real estate concern opens luxury-property office

Third Schneidmiller office locates near resort, shops in Lake City's downtown

July 18, 2013

Mike McLean

Prominent Coeur d'Alene-based real estate brokerage Coldwell Banker Schneidmiller Realty has opened an office in downtown Coeur d'Alene, says Kelsey Anfenson, the brokerage's office manager.The new office, which occupies 2,500 square feet of is

Restaurant rises at Riverstone-Art only

July 18, 2013

A McDonald's restaurant is under construction near the main entrance to the Riverstone mixed-use development, at the northwest corner of Lakewood Drive and Northwest Boulevard, in Coeur d'Alene. Associated Construction Inc., of Spokane, is the on

Francis Avenue bridge project gives boost to ironworkers

On-site labor will make $1.35 million in wages over course of big job

July 18, 2013

Chuck Bolland

The Francis Avenue bridge that's under construction in northwest Spokane is another step in the Washington state Department of Transportation's long-range project to provide greater transportation safety and mobility through the city of Spokane by

STA to remodel structure close to its headquarters

Agency bought building last year to use for offices, maintenance operations

July 18, 2013

Jessica Valencia

Spokane Transit Authority is moving forward with plans to remodel a building near its main complex that it bought in the spring of 2012, and it expects to occupy the building by mid-2014, says STA spokeswoman Molly Myers.STA wants to relocate of