White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans
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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.
Lawmakers lobby feds to release remaining Provider Relief Funds, give providers flexibility
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2021
A bipartisan group of House legislators is asking the federal government to immediately distribute the remaining Provider Relief Funds, as well as give providers more time and flexibility in using those...
Invesque continues paring skilled nursing from its portfolio
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 12, 2023
Before the end of the second quarter, Invesque should have only nine skilled nursing facilities left in its portfolio, as the Fishers, IN-based healthcare real estate company continues to change its focus...
Outreach, advocacy, education keys to solving workforce issues, Argentum says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 16, 2022
Heightened outreach, advocacy and education will be keys to addressing workforce shortages in senior living, according to Argentum.
Don’t deter ‘necessary capital partners,’ senior living leaders tell federal agencies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2024
Recent intense focus on the role of private investment in healthcare could create “unintended consequences” that would deter investment in the senior living industry at a time when it can least afford...
Pandemic will forge an improved senior living product, leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2021
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the senior living industry. But industry experts said Wednesday that they are optimistic it will emerge a better product on the other side.
Affordable housing changes needed as older adult households lead growth trends: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2021
The Urban Institute, based on new research, is recommending the expansion of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Section 202 Housing for the Elderly program, more low-income housing...
Senior living faces lingering workforce, financial challenges, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2023
Although the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased costs, decreased revenue and exacerbated staffing shortages across the healthcare continuum, assisted living providers weathered those challenges with fewer...
Healthcare integration is a way for senior living communities to differentiate themselves, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2023
The social aspects of senior living remain one of the industry’s main selling points, but a focus on clinical care and helping residents age in place longer is emerging, and it can be a differentiator...
Live-in intergenerational programs combat loneliness, ageism, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 11, 2023
Live-in intergenerational programs can help improve community well-being and resident resilience, not to mention combat ageist stereotypes, according to the results of a new study.