Silver lining of Build Back Better bill collapse: opportunities for improvements, providers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With Democrats’ plans to vote on the $2 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill derailed by a surprise “no vote” announcement from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the senior living and care industry...
Half of assisted living providers are operating at a loss, unable to sustain operations another year:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2020
Half of assisted living providers are operating at a loss, and 64% say they won’t be able to sustain operations for another year, according to survey results released Wednesday by the National Center...
Feds announce Provider Relief Fund application for private-pay assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2020
Private-pay assisted living communities now may apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distribution allocation, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday through...
U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
Demand for senior housing driving accelerated move-in pace: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2021
Demand for senior housing and care continues to increase despite rising COVID-19 cases. That’s according to the latest executive survey from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care.
Operator cites pandemic in ending assisted living services
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California senior living community is blaming the pandemic in announcing the end of its assisted living services after 60 years.
Long-term care groups, 490 others, call for enactment of COVID-related legal protections ‘as soon as...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2020
Proposed legislation that would protect healthcare providers from COVID-19-related lawsuits “is critically needed and should be enacted as soon as possible,” 495 organizations, including several associations...