$6 trillion spent, but targeted pandemic relief eludes assisted living industry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2022
With $11 billion in Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds having gone out to 74,000 healthcare providers, including senior living providers, and $6 trillion in overall COVID-19-related aid having been spent across...
Long-term care needs relief to sustain services through omicron and beyond, LeadingAge tells Biden
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2022
LeadingAge is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to deliver an emergency relief package to sustain senior living and other long-term care providers through the omicron variant of COVID-19...
$80.5 million grant meant to help providers address lingering pandemic effects
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect long-term care facilities, Pennsylvania is rolling out a program meant to help operators respond to the crisis, and Rhode Island is tightening up its visitation...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 11
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2022
As SCOTUS weighs COVID-19 vaccination mandates for workers, providers should work toward compliance: AHCA / NCAL … $40M available for artificial intelligence, technology projects to improve older adult...
Federal, state governments should follow Florida’s lead in sending COVID-19 tests to assisted living...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2022
A national senior living association is calling for other states and the federal government to follow suit after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said his state would provide up to 1 million rapid COVID-19...
CDC draws fine line between staying ‘up to date’ on COVID-19 vaccinations, fully vaccinated status
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 07, 2022
Being “up to date” on COVID-19 vaccinations means getting a booster shot, according to updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But public health officials stopped...
Aging services leaders call on Senate to pass Build Back Better ‘without shaving off one dollar’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2021
The Build Back Better Act holds the promise of investments in the aging services workforce, affordable senior housing, and home- and community-based services. The long-term care industry is calling on...
Flu season ramping up with variant identified as dangerous to older adults: CDC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2021
This year’s flu season is gaining traction with a strain that is especially dangerous for older adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As COVID-19 vaccine mandate challenges play out, assisted living providers are stuck in ‘doughnut hole’...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2021
A federal COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate was hit with another lawsuit Monday, which challenged the government’s authority to issue such a mandate and called the mandate a “gross abuse” of government...
Federal COVID-19 vaccination, testing mandates have pros, cons, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2021
Although generally supportive of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for members of its workforce, senior living leaders are concerned about the effects on its workforce.