Long-term care industry calls — again — for priority testing, staffing, funding for ‘epic battle’...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2020
The long-term care industry repeated a call to government officials to prioritize COVID-19 testing, staffing and emergency funding to support senior living in the COVID-19 battle. The effort comes as another...
Long-term care workforce challenges remain at ‘crisis’ level
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 11, 2022
Federal jobs data show that workforce challenges in the long-term care industry remain at a ‘crisis’ level, according to the industry.
Senior living needs COVID-19 tests, too, Argentum tells HHS as Ohio issues mandate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2020
Nursing homes aren’t the only long-term care settings that need testing capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said a day after HHS announced it would be sending...
64 percent of senior living communities saw no COVID-19-related deaths: NIC-funded study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
SENIOR Act proposes $10B sustainability fund, workforce development programs for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
Legislation to address labor challenges and create a sustainability fund to the tune of $1.25 billion for senior living providers is expected to be introduced today.
59 U.S. reps call for analysis of Provider Relief monies sent to assisted living versus skilled nursing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should conduct an analysis to compare how much money has been dispersed from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief...
Industry welcomes latest COVID relief funding distributions but wants more
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2021
Although senior living advocates welcomed Tuesday’s announcement about the upcoming distribution of $9 billion in Phase 4 Provider Relief Funds, they said they also want more.
Senior living must be prioritized in COVID-19 response, association says in plea to Biden administration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2022
Calling it “unacceptable” that older adults “continue to be left behind for critically needed” COVID-19 support, Argentum on Monday called on the Biden administration to prioritize senior living...
Relief payment formula ‘a slap in the face’ to assisted living, industry leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2021
Calling the federal government’s methodology for determining COVID-19 relief payments “unconscionable,” one senior living association said it amounts to “a slap in the face” to caregivers.
With no targeted relief on horizon, Argentum seeks various avenues of financial support for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
With no apparent additional targeted COVID-19 financial relief on the horizon for the assisted living industry, Argentum is continuing its push to have providers included in proposed relief packages for...