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...
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...
Senior living providers should follow CDC’s new ‘unified’ recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
Senior living providers should follow the updated respiratory virus isolation recommendations issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to provider advocacy organizations.
Pandemic will forge an improved senior living product, leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2021
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the senior living industry. But industry experts said Wednesday that they are optimistic it will emerge a better product on the other side.
Raid on Provider Relief Fund ‘alarming and potentially detrimental’ to senior living caregivers,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
A report that $7 billion in Provider Relief Fund dollars meant to cover pandemic-related expenses for healthcare providers instead was used to buy COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics is “alarming and...
CCRC operator boasts women-led executive leadership team
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
A nonprofit senior living organization based in Washington state now has an entirely women-led executive leadership team for the first time in its history.
Senior living associations appreciate prioritization of long-term care in Medicaid expansion proposal
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 23, 2020
Senior living associations say they appreciate that former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, is prioritizing long-term care in his proposal to create a “21st-century...
Providers need funding to improve Medicaid HCBS access, quality, advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 01, 2023
Senior living advocates are applauding steps announced by the federal government to ensure equitable access to home- and community-based services provided via the Medicaid program, but they say that funding...
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.
$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...