Federal regulation threat, new COVID funding, liability protections top issues facing senior living:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
An interim rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is “concerning” because it could lead to expanded federal regulation of assisted living, according to a speaker Wednesday on an Argentum...
State of senior living reveals resilience, opportunity, strength
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2021
Opportunity called, and it’s time for change. Tom Meyers, senior managing director of specialty investment bank Ziegler, used that phrase during a “State of Senior Living 2021” webinar Tuesday with...
Bipartisan group of 25 senators supports additional COVID aid for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 15, 2021
Twenty-five U.S. senators have signed on to a letter asking that some of the $23 billion remaining in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund be dedicated to...
Senior living operators protected from liability for COVID-19 ‘covered countermeasures,’ HHS says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 15, 2021
A federal advisory opinion on immunity protections for healthcare professionals related to COVID-19 covered countermeasures had an assist from a senior living industry association.
Senior living residents, workers vying with other groups for priority COVID-19 vaccination
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2021
Even as many states are following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on COVID-19 vaccine priority groups, certain states are expanding access within those initial groups, potentially delaying...
Feds accelerate plan to offer coronavirus vaccines in pharmacies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 07, 2021
After criticism over the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities and elsewhere, the federal government said it is taking “immediate action” to lay out ways for states to speed...
Jan. 21 webinar will share how to minimize employee stress, burnout
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2021
Attendees of a Jan. 21 McKnight’s Senior Living webinar will learn to recognize employee stress and burnout — and how to address it. The online event will begin at 1 p.m. ET.
Long-term care vaccination rollout begins across states; second COVID-19 vaccine approval anticipated
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2020
Shipments of the first COVID-19 vaccine fanned out across the country, and some long-term care communities will begin vaccinating residents as early as Friday.
COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics show promising results in older adults
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2020
With the promise of COVID-19 treatments on the horizon, members of the Trump administration’s vaccine and therapeutics development team are touting the efficacy of the potential vaccines and antibody...
Senior living, skilled nursing leaders call for vaccine prioritization of older adults, caregivers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2020
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee set to vote today on the first priority groups to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, major aging services organizations are calling on...