Affordable senior housing program could see 21 percent funding increase under appropriations bill
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 10, 2022
The federal affordable housing program for older adults would receive a 21% increase in funding over last year if the $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2022 appropriations bill, released Wednesday, passes and...
States craft local reopening guidelines for senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2020
As senior living operators navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, some states are crafting guidance for reopening senior living communities to visitation.
Top 2021 senior living challenges: Clinical risk management upgrades, systemic understaffing issues
By
Peter Reilly
Gigi Acevedo-Parker
Jan 07, 2021
The COVID-19 vaccine started to roll out across the United States in mid-December with assisted living and nursing home staff members and residents, as well as other healthcare workers, first in line for...
Senior living leaders hopeful $3.5 trillion budget bill will remember providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2021
Senate Democrats announced a $3.5 trillion budget agreement on Tuesday, and although details are limited on how the package specifically might affect aging services providers, senior living leaders remain...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing...
As COVID-19 continues, the ‘connected community’ is essential to success
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F. Scott Moody
Aug 13, 2020
The connected community entails much, much more, but digital communication channels and connectivity between all community members is a critical and essential starting point.
Argentum urges member push to include senior living in provider relief funds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
A sign-on letter campaign is one time-sensitive priority among various efforts to secure federal funding and help providers recover from pandemic losses. President Biden’s newly announced infrastructure...
Robots and drones: How the pandemic is shaping the use of technology for seniors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2020
New technology is being called into service to address challenges related to social isolation and wellness presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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...
Addressing the double pandemic of COVID-19 and loneliness
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Avi Philipson
Jan 19, 2021
We’re starting a new year, and the pandemic still rages on. Its complete demise never was guaranteed, but there was a quieted optimism that the virus would be largely improved by now. On the contrary,...