Scaled down HEROES Act relief bill maintains key provisions for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2020
An updated version of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act released Monday by House Democrats in an effort to restart negotiations maintains some key provisions that...
Assisted living to receive 15 million more COVID tests, but more support needed, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2020
Assisted living communities will receive 15 million additional COVID-19 rapid, point-of-care antigen tests in the coming weeks, President Donald Trump announced Monday in providing an update on the nation’s...
7 C-suite strategies to help you balance your personal and professional lives
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2020
It’s a perennial challenge for business professionals: How to balance the demands of our personal and professional lives. But COVID has added a new twist.
Mitigate COVID-19 litigation through communication, documentation, speakers say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 25, 2020
Even before the global pandemic increased scrutiny of congregate living, senior living was seeing an increase in liability claims and premiums in recent years. Fortunately, there are mitigation strategies...
Argentum workforce program up to 785 participants
Sep 23, 2020
The Argentum apprenticeship program developed and expanded through a $6 million grant from the Department of Labor now has enrolled 785 participants and is on track to reach 1,200 by spring, the organization...
COVID-19 puts senior living on federal policymakers’ radar — and that’s a good thing, panelists...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2020
The reality of senior living’s relationship with federal policymakers in the COVID-19 era is simple, according to a session panelist at the virtual Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference — “We...
Fall conference season: A new, virtual reality
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 21, 2020
Our professional and personal lives have been upended in ways we would not have imagined a year ago. Some conferences have been canceled, and others have been rescheduled and moved online. But fall conference...
Latest stimulus plan leaves out older adults, senior living representatives say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2020
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers rolled out a $1.5 trillion stimulus plan Tuesday in an effort to break a deadlock with the White House, but representatives of the senior living industry say the needs...
People in the news, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2020
Appointments, promotions and honors at Argentum, Arrow Senior Living, Atlas Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Claiborne Senior Living, the International Council on Active Aging, Lifespace Communities,...
Workers, residents should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine, senior living industry representatives...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2020
The first available vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 should go to frontline healthcare workers — including those who work in assisted living communities — and first responders, according to draft recommendations...