More COVID-19 testing needed for assisted living and skilled nursing, groups say as CMS issues guidance...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 19, 2020
Two associations representing long-term care providers on Monday called for more funding for COVID-19 testing for assisted living communities as well as skilled nursing facilities after the Centers for...
Aging services industry takes wait-and-see approach on infrastructure plan
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2021
As President Biden closes in on his first 100 days in office and prepares to address Congress and the nation on Wednesday, the aging services and care industry is holding its collective breath on whether...
Private activity bonds likely to survive tax bill
By
John O'Connor
Dec 15, 2017
Congressional Republicans have struck a deal reconciling House and Senate versions of the GOP tax overhaul. In a victory for nonprofit senior living operators, it appears the final measure will retain...
Federal effort ‘important first step’ but ‘far short’ of what’s needed to protect seniors against...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2020
President Trump’s remark Thursday that seniors are being taken “very special care of” is “false,” and federal government efforts “far short of what’s needed to protect the most vulnerable...
Workforce issues loom large as 2019 begins, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2019
Workforce issues will continue to be a dominant challenge in the senior living industry in 2019, according to leaders of several organizations representing providers. But they are entering the new year...
National alliance advocates for $82 million to support 2 federal healthcare workforce programs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 07, 2023
An alliance of national organizations focused on workforce challenges in senior living and other long-term care settings is asking Congress to almost double funding for two federal programs dedicated to...
Touting the industry’s success in COVID-19 vaccination of staff members, senior living leaders expressed relief Tuesday after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing...
Providing palliative care to wider group of people, including assisted living residents, gains bipartisan...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2022
A demonstration project to deliver palliative care no matter where an individual lives — including in assisted living communities — and earlier in the disease process has gained bipartisan support.
Medicaid advocacy to continue after GOP health bill dies, provider groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 18, 2017
Advocates for aging-services providers say they’ll continue their efforts to protect Medicaid funding in the wake of Monday night’s collapse of Senate Republicans’ effort to replace the...
US Senate launches investigation of assisted living after lay media reports about safety, staffing, pricing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 17, 2024
The US Senate Special Committee on Aging is launching a review of the assisted living industry following recent articles in the Washington Post, which reported on the deaths of residents who wandered from...