Assisted living communities should be integrated into greater community, report recommends
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
Assisted living communities and other congregate care settings are “vital” and should be more fully integrated into surrounding communities through short-term respite care, adult day services, and...
Should residents have a bigger role in senior living conferences?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2016
End users of healthcare organizations have much to contribute to them through industry conferences, maintain the authors of a recently published paper. And yes, their assertion applies to senior living.
Raid on Provider Relief Fund ‘alarming and potentially detrimental’ to senior living caregivers,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 28, 2022
A report that $7 billion in Provider Relief Fund dollars meant to cover pandemic-related expenses for healthcare providers instead was used to buy COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics is “alarming and...
White House open to ‘all of the above’ strategies to protect older adults from COVID-19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2023
As the country enters the fourth year of dealing with COVID-19, the federal government is offering its assistance on testing access, vaccines and guidance on antiviral treatments, according to White House...
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.
House workforce bill ‘good step in right direction’ to support care of older adults
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 26, 2018
Provider groups are cheering Monday’s passage by the House of Representatives of a bill that would reauthorize federal health professions workforce programs, including education and training in geriatrics.
How to sleep tight when traveling
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 17, 2017
If you’re headed to a major senior living conference this year, you may find a new “best of” cities list of interest. But this is a list that no city wants to be on.
An infusion of energy after months at home
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 01, 2021
I’d become so used to attending meetings via Zoom in the comfort of my home office that I had forgotten how energizing and just plain enjoyable it is to see colleagues and others in person.
Senior living making case for piece of latest $350B federal pandemic relief pie
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2021
Senior living is looking for a piece of the latest $350 billion pandemic relief pie that was announced Monday for state and local governments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of...
Groups seek ‘critical’ extension of public health emergency, more COVID help
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living on Tuesday asked Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to extend the federal public health emergency related to COVID-19,...