Senior living providers among recipients of $7.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Rural COVID-19 relief...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
Assisted living providers are among those that are receiving American Rescue Plan rural payments to help with financial effects from the pandemic.
Assisted living providers in group fined $19 million for not complying with COVID-19 vaccination mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 24, 2021
Eleven assisted living service agencies were among the more than 100 Connecticut long-term care providers fined a total of $19 million for failing to comply with an executive order mandating staff COVID-19...
Florida lawmakers take on federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 19, 2021
A series of state bills aimed at dismantling employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates is headed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk, potentially making the state the first to fine employers for requiring vaccinations.
Vaccination, booster shots remain top strategy in protecting long-term care residents, workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2021
COVID-19 is not done with us. LeadingAge Senior Vice President of Policy Ruth Katz opened Wednesday’s membership update call with news that several states are seeing increasing coronavirus cases. Connecticut,...
Despite ‘mediocre’ results, Welltower CEO sees strong senior living recovery moving forward
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2021
Despite “mediocre” bottom line results affected by a perfect storm of extraordinary labor, insurance and utility costs, Toledo, OH-based Welltower posted its strongest revenue growth since the pandemic...
‘Robust’ senior housing recovery well underway: Ventas CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2021
Although a “robust senior housing recovery is well underway,” Ventas Chair and CEO Debra Cafaro said during Friday’s third-quarter earnings call that it may not progress in a straight line.
Senior living operators ‘incredibly agile and dedicated’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
Senior living and care providers have been “incredibly agile and dedicated” during the pandemic, working 24 / 7 to keep residents safe, researchers concluded after interviews with operators about their...
Assisted living providers balance care and service delivery, compliance with complex policies: speaker
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2021
ATLANTA — Assisted living and life plan communities have had much to deal with in the past 18 months, including fair housing challenges, vaccine mandates and exemptions, COVID-19 liability lawsuits,...
‘Going back to where we were is not an option’: LeadingAge CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2021
As legislators negotiate places to trim President Biden’s $3.5 trillion Build Back Better plan, putting the needs of older Americans “on the chopping block” would be “one of their greatest failures...
Tech, safety, food are challenges for affordable senior housing residents during pandemic: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2021
Lack of equipment and technology literacy, challenges complying with health and safety precautions, and difficulty accessing food are some of the issues taking a toll on low-income older adults living...