First industry-wide survey provides look at current state of DEIB efforts
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 10, 2022
Results of the first industry-wide effort to summarize the data on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in long-term care were released Wednesday by the Senior Living DEIB Coalition, a partnership...
Feds accelerate plan to offer coronavirus vaccines in pharmacies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 07, 2021
After criticism over the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities and elsewhere, the federal government said it is taking “immediate action” to lay out ways for states to speed...
67 percent of senior living operators expect to expand workforce: ASHA survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
Consensus exists in the senior living industry that COVID-19 delivered a temporary setback in the industry’s growth, according to a special issue brief from the American Seniors Housing Association.
Assisted living well positioned to fill healthcare delivery gaps: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerable health status of older adults, but it also revealed the “vital role” that senior living communities play in the larger care continuum, according to...
Midterm elections mean change, but also opportunities, for senior living industry: experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2022
The midterm elections will have major implications for the Biden agenda, potentially flipping control of the House and Senate. But with change comes new opportunities, according to senior living experts.
Remember assisted living in Medicaid HCBS settings discussion: ASHA
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2021
As infrastructure reform discussions focus on expansion of Medicaid home- and community-based services programs, senior living experts are reminding policymakers that assisted living should be part of...
Senior living providers express concern as states redirect COVID vaccines elsewhere
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
As states are pressured to get shots into arms more quickly, some governors and public health officials are rerouting COVID-19 vaccine doses earmarked for assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Survey results support socialization benefits of senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2023
The results of a new poll on loneliness will come as no shock to senior living providers — adults aged 50 to 80 who live alone report higher rates of social isolation than those who live with others.
Senior living association joins real estate industry in fighting White House tax proposals
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 02, 2021
Tax increases proposed as part of the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan would negatively affect real estate costs, compounding the nation’s housing affordability crisis, according to senior...
Lawmakers lobby feds to release remaining Provider Relief Funds, give providers flexibility
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2021
A bipartisan group of House legislators is asking the federal government to immediately distribute the remaining Provider Relief Funds, as well as give providers more time and flexibility in using those...