Delaware to begin reviewing indoor visitation plans for assisted living communities today
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2020
Delaware will begin reviewing proposed plans from eligible assisted living communities and nursing homes to begin reopening for indoor visitation.
HHS: Assisted living to receive point-of-care COVID-19 antigen tests soon
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
After previously being left out of the federal COVID-19 test allocation program, assisted living providers are about to receive a new antigen test cleared for emergency use authorization by the Food and...
COVID-19 cases increasing in assisted living residents and staff, linked to ‘hotspot’ states with...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
A new analysis of COVID-19 data from assisted living communities finds a “significant increase” in cases among residents and staff members, with the rise in staff cases “especially noteworthy.”
Limited outdoor visitation coming to South Carolina assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
South Carolina released new guidance for limited outdoor visitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes on Tuesday, following criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Middle-market M&A activity has declined nearly 22% year over year: Capstone Headwaters report
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 31, 2020
Middle-market merger and acquisition activity has fallen 21.6% since the second quarter of 2019, due to the pandemic severely slowing transaction volume. That’s according to a capital markets update...
Discovery launches program to allow close contact between residents, families
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2020
Discovery Senior Living has launched a program to allow more “closeness and intimacy” during family visits with residents, enabling families to “physically touch and embrace their loved ones following...
HHS releasing next $2.5B in funds for nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 28, 2020
The federal government is shipping 1.5 million N95 respirators from the national stockpile to nursing homes reporting supply shortages.
Senior living operators respond to, prepare for natural disasters
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2020
A Cedar Rapids, IA, senior housing company is offering temporary shelter to senior community members affected by a recent derecho storm. Meanwhile, tropical storms, hurricanes and wildfires are affecting...
Rideshare services improve healthcare access, reduce strain on emergency departments: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2020
A rideshare service can help improve access to preventive care, reduce the strain on hospital emergency departments, and provide an improved overall healthcare experience for Medicaid beneficiaries, according...
Task force trying to avoid ‘recipe for disaster’ in reopening senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 21, 2020
Recommendations from a state task force on reopening Florida’s long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, to visitation could be on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk by next week.