Capital Senior Living mulling COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2021
With more than 90% of its residents fully vaccinated, Capital Senior Living announced during a second-quarter earnings call on Thursday that it is considering a move to make COVID-19 vaccination a condition...
OSHA’s proposed COVID-19 healthcare rule ‘over prescriptive,’ confusing, industry leaders say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2022
A proposed federal COVID-19 healthcare rule is “overly prescriptive” and creates confusion, according to senior living industry leaders.
Low wages, poor job quality serve as ‘call to action’ to invest in direct care workforce: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2021
A new report from New York-based PHI pinpoints low wages and job quality concerns among residential care aides as fueling workforce recruiting and retention challenges in senior living. If those jobs are...
Aging services leaders call on Senate to pass Build Back Better ‘without shaving off one dollar’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 08, 2021
The Build Back Better Act holds the promise of investments in the aging services workforce, affordable senior housing, and home- and community-based services. The long-term care industry is calling on...
COVID-19 oversight, accountability, transparency at ‘CORE’ of legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2020
A group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation intended to ensure “stronger oversight, accountability and transparency in the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.”
Community on provisional license; 2 former leaders face felony charges, for not reporting abuse
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 23, 2022
A Pennsylvania senior living community is operating on a provisional license and two now former administrators are facing multiple felony charges after it was found that the administrators did not report...
Insurance premiums rise for senior living operators due to pandemic: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2022
Professional liability and property insurance premiums for senior living operators are increasing thanks to COVID-19, according to the results of a new National Investment Center for Seniors Housing &...
15 biggest states for assisted living report $19 billion in pandemic losses
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2021
The 15 states with the largest number of senior living providers collectively will incur more than $18.8 billion in uncompensated pandemic losses, according to projections released Wednesday by Argentum.
Workers, residents should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine, senior living industry representatives...
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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...