LeadingAge urges Congress to adopt comprehensive COVID-19 relief package for older adults, care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 11, 2020
As Congress considers a new COVID-19 relief package, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan urged House and Senate leaders to follow through on the federal government’s initial down payment to...
Argentum selects 27 professionals for 2020-2021 Leadership Advancement and Development Program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2020
Argentum has selected 27 professionals as part of its inaugural cohort for its senior living industry leadership development program.
Assisted living needs $5 billion for COVID-19 response, AHCA / NCAL tells HHS, FEMA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 09, 2020
Assisted living communities need $5 billion in emergency relief funding to pay for staffing, testing and personal protective equipment to fight COVID-19, the leaders of the American Health Care Association...
Focus On: Feds consider reopenings, but some are urging caution
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 01, 2020
Concerns are growing about resident loneliness and other coronavirus challenges, but infection risks still loom large.
Impact of COVID-19 on senior living could be $50 billion, Argentum CEO says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on the senior living industry could be $40 billion to $50 billion over the next year, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said Wednesday in a Yahoo Finance interview.
Assisted living ‘ignored’ in COVID-19 discussions, expert tells Senate Aging Committee
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 22, 2020
Although assisted living communities are home to residents who “are completely just as vulnerable” as nursing home residents to COVID-19, “we sort of tend to ignore them in these situations” because...
Long-term care struggles for COVID-19 resources speak to deeper societal issue, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 15, 2020
Assisted living communities’ and nursing homes’ difficulty in securing personal protective equipment and testing to prevent or contain the spread of COVID-19, despite the fact that older adults are...
SNPs up a third since 2018: Ziegler
By
Amy Novotney
May 15, 2020
The COVID-19 “new normal” for long-term care residents and families has heightened demand and interest for operators to provide additional clinical services within the long-term care setting, according...
WSJ: Seniors housing could face big vacancies with telemedicine available to help with care needs at...
By
Amy Novotney
May 13, 2020
The ongoing spread of COVID-19 within skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities and a national surge in telemedicine use may be two key factors fueling a push for seniors to age at home,...
Five-point plan will protect older adults, caregivers, LeadingAge says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2020
With several states beginning to reopen businesses but COVID-19 still a threat, LeadingAge on Thursday unveiled a five-point plan of actions it deems essential to protecting older Americans and frontline...