COVID-19 liability shields may lead to neglect, critics argue
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
North Carolina is just one of dozens of states that has granted legal immunity to skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities to shield them from COVID-19-related lawsuits. In addition,...
Biden administration asks Supreme Court for stay from injunctions against CMS vaccine mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 20, 2021
As lawsuits mount from multiple states, the Biden administration asked the Supreme Court Thursday to reinstate nationwide the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ emergency regulation mandating...
Labor Department extends comment period for OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 01, 2021
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has extended until Jan. 19 the comment period for its COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard.
Depositor surveys, operating expenses play important role in feasibility studies post-COVID
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Amy Novotney
Aug 27, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought additional challenges to the process of developing, opening and expanding a new senior living community. But so far, operators are finding that most seniors who put down...
Ziegler: Check out these relief options for seniors housing operators who don’t qualify for SBA help
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Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2020
Since President Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act on March 27, much of the focus has been on the Paycheck Protection Program and securing funds for small businesses...
End of PHE a good time to review employee accommodations—carefully, EEOC says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2023
The end of the COVID-19 public health emergency does not mean that employers can automatically terminate reasonable accommodations that were provided due to pandemic-related circumstances, the Equal Employment...
Report puts senior living on hot seat for requesting immunity from COVID-19 lawsuits
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 12, 2020
Senior living and care providers found themselves on the hot seat with the release of a new report from a national consumer advocacy organization that has the support of a U.S. senator and takes several...
Loan forgiveness uncertainty creeps into new federal program
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Amy Novotney
Jun 16, 2020
The ongoing changes being made to the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program have left many small businesses uncertain as to whether they will have to pay the loan back.
Christian groups appeal to Supreme Court to block OSHA vaccinate-or-test mandate
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 21, 2021
Following the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling on Friday that the Occupational Health and Safety Administration can enforce a vaccinate-or-test mandate for large companies, multiple faith-based...
Pandemic likely to worsen financial woes for assisted living operators
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 10, 2020
Assisted living facilities have come under increased scrutiny during the COVID-19 pandemic. Challenges include deepening financial pressures, sicker residents, limited oversight and too few employees....