Roadmap shows providers how to adopt a wellness culture
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2023
The senior living industry is shifting toward a wellness model to attract residents looking for life beyond care and housing, according to industry thought leaders.
Delaware to begin reviewing indoor visitation plans for assisted living communities today
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2020
Delaware will begin reviewing proposed plans from eligible assisted living communities and nursing homes to begin reopening for indoor visitation.
Providers seek $450 million from PA stimulus funds to cover pandemic costs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2021
Senior living associations in Pennsylvania are lobbying legislators for $54 million for assisted living and personal care providers from the American Rescue Plan stimulus funding to the state. The ask...
Minnesota asks feds for help with staffing, supply shortages in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2020
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is asking the federal government for staffing and supply help for assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities, as well as hospitals, in the state that are struggling...
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.
Flu season ramping up with variant identified as dangerous to older adults: CDC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 03, 2021
This year’s flu season is gaining traction with a strain that is especially dangerous for older adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Improving indoor air quality is new focus of national COVID-19 mitigation strategy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2022
Improving indoor air quality is one of the best ways to reduce the large toll that respiratory viruses are taking on older adults and other vulnerable populations. But current regulations are “simply...
‘Misallocation’ of COVID-19 vaccines led to preventable deaths of older adults: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2024
Older adults in New York City may have missed out on timely COVID-19 vaccinations — and possibly died — due to a misallocation of resources that allowed younger adults in wealthy neighborhoods to jump...
ASHA executives press HRSA on additional Provider Relief Fund payments, appeals process
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2021
American Seniors Housing Association executives took their case for additional pandemic relief funding for senior living providers directly to the source on Monday.
Assisted living operators must implement plans to prevent social isolation under new law
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2020
A bill requiring long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, to prevent social isolation in residents was signed into law Friday in New Jersey.