Senior living making case for piece of latest $350B federal pandemic relief pie
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2021
Senior living is looking for a piece of the latest $350 billion pandemic relief pie that was announced Monday for state and local governments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of...
Long-term care seeks visa prioritization for ‘desperately needed’ workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2021
Senior living and skilled nursing provider organizations joined forces last week to ask the State Department to prioritize foreign-trained nurse and healthcare worker immigrant visas to help address the...
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
Big senior living stories of 2018
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 21, 2018
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Canceling overtime changes would benefit employers, real family income, CBO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2016
Canceling changes to overtime regulations that are set to go into effect Dec. 1 would reduce private-sector employers’ payrolls and compliance costs and would increase profits, according to an analysis...
Researchers implore policymakers to consider assisted living’s ‘unique’ structure before potentially...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 20, 2024
A team of researchers embarking on a four-year study into understanding the characteristics of assisted living communities that are targets for private equity investment — and how those acquisitions...
Proposal creating Medicare LTSS benefit gains senior living industry support
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2018
Proposed legislation to create a federal program within Medicare to support those with substantial long-term care costs when they need care is drawing support from senior living industry groups.
White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2022
The White House has made long-term care facilities a key element of its focus on preventing a winter surge of COVID-19.
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
Support grows for proposed pilot expanding assisted living access to veterans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2022
Legislation creating a pilot program allowing veterans access to assisted living care has been introduced in the House of Representatives.