HEALS Act does not address pandemic’s significant effect on industry, senior living leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2020
The $1 trillion coronavirus relief package of bills released Monday by Senate Republicans once again leaves senior living on the outside looking in, according to some provider groups.
New CDC respiratory disease dashboards provide senior living with early warning system
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 20, 2023
Two new respiratory disease dashboards released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can provide senior living operators with an early warning system to prepare against viruses circulating...
Pandemic lessons can improve senior living vaccination efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2023
Changing insurance coverage and reimbursement, improving communication by government and public health agencies with long-term care settings, identifying “immunization champions” and gaining long-term...
Feds to allocate another $4.5 billion in relief payments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2020
Operators facing “significant hardships” soon may get some relief, thanks to expanded Phase 3 payments. In all, another $4.5 billion has been added to the program. Assisted living operators are expected...
Labor Department excludes senior living from COVID-19 relief bill’s paid leave requirement
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 29, 2020
The Department of Labor released updated questions and answers regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Saturday, and provided guidance categorizing senior living providers as “health care...
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...
White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2022
The White House has made long-term care facilities a key element of its focus on preventing a winter surge of COVID-19.
Operators see ‘remarkable outcomes’ with COVID-19 infusion treatments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 10, 2021
If there were a “game-changing medication” available to senior living providers to help fight off COVID-19 and potentially avoid a hospital trip for residents, would you use it?
HHS announces $20 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding; Assisted living eligible
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2020
The federal government on Thursday announced $20 billion in new funding for assisted living communities and other providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Providers can start applying on...
Coming soon: 30 million more COVID tests
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
The federal government is allocating an additional 30 million Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests to assisted living communities and other vulnerable groups through at least March.