Long-term care advocates lay out 3 goals for Biden team to make 2021 ‘new beginning’ for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2020
Fighting COVID-19, ensuring access to long-term services and supports, and improving access to affordable housing are among the suggested actions LeadingAge laid out Tuesday to President-elect Joe Biden’s...
Home care’s future looks bright — and daunting — as workforce challenges loom large
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 19, 2020
With the number of Medicare beneficiaries expected to increase from 54 million to more than 80 million by 2030, according to the Medicare Payment Advisory Committee, and with the public expressing a preference...
Flipping mindset to focus on the future will help CCRCs thrive post-pandemic: speakers
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 19, 2020
One of the biggest outcomes of the pandemic on the life plan / continuing care retirement community sector has been giant leaps made in recognizing the importance of connectivity within the lives of older...
Supply chain management challenges continue to plague senior living providers: LeadingAge panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 13, 2020
When COVID-19 hit the United States in late February at a nursing home in Kirkland, WA, senior living providers had no idea they would be in a race for personal protective equipment that would challenge...
Creativity, adaptability will usher senior living industry through post-COVID era, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2020
It will take both a close-up look at COVID-19 effects and policies as well as a bigger-picture examination of payment and care delivery policies to get a clear view into what the future of senior living...
Focus On: Resident security
By
John Hall
Oct 20, 2020
Security insecurity is the new normal in the COVID-19 era. With ease of transmission, the pandemic poses new risks, but innovations also are offering new opportunities.
COVID-19 vaccine program sign-up begins today for senior living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2020
Assisted living and other long-term care communities beginning today can opt in to a federal program through which residents and staff members will be vaccinated against COVID-19 free of charge when a...
30 percent of COVID deaths in long-term care have occurred in assisted living: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 19, 2020
Thirty percent of long-term care-related deaths from COVID-19 in the United States have occurred in assisted living communities and other care homes, whereas 70% have taken place in nursing homes, according...
Less sensitive rapid antigen tests beat lab tests, provide ‘lifesaving measure’ for assisted living:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2020
A rapid-results antigen test trumps the more accurate lab-based test in mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in assisted living communities and other long-term care settings, Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant...
HHS announces $20 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding; Assisted living eligible
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2020
The federal government on Thursday announced $20 billion in new funding for assisted living communities and other providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Providers can start applying on...