Operator error means some could miss out on $100,000 or more in Provider Relief Fund payments
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2022
Provider error could mean the loss of $100,000 or more in Provider Relief Fund monies for some senior living organizations.
‘Immediate action’ needed from governors to address long-term care workforce needs during pandemic,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2020
States must take an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to helping assisted living communities and nursing homes address workforce needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Health Care Association...
Beware of compliance obligations when accepting provider relief funds, attorney says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2020
The federal government answered the call for relief earlier this month when it deemed that assisted living providers now are eligible for provider relief funds. But that relief comes with some pretty significant...
Aloha State’s healthcare workforce need grows 76 percent since 2019: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
What difference can three years and a once-in-a-century pandemic make to Hawaii’s healthcare workforce?
Senior living owners take rare step to isolate with residents during COVID-19 pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
Kathy and Don Beck have taken extraordinary steps to keep the older adults in their small Oregon senior living community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dropping of mask mandates has benefits for residents, staff, employers, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2023
Senior living advocates in Oregon are greeting the state’s dropping of mask mandates in healthcare settings with relief, saying that it could lead to improved resident and staff satisfaction as well...
‘With great hope,’ WHO ends global COVID-19 public health emergency
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
More than three years after COVID-19 stopped the world in its tracks, the World Health Organization today announced it is ending the international public health emergency.
Assisted living providers could be federal audit targets over use of Provider Relief Fund dollars
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2021
Assisted living providers have benefited from CARES Act Provider Relief Fund monies over the past year to help them with pandemic-related expenses, but the federal government is “salivating” over the...
As second COVID-19 booster dose is approved, senior living calls for help
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
As public health officials brace for a potential surge in coronavirus cases due to the BA.2 variant, the federal government on Tuesday approved a second COVID-19 booster dose for higher-risk individuals.
‘Robust’ senior housing recovery well underway: Ventas CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2021
Although a “robust senior housing recovery is well underway,” Ventas Chair and CEO Debra Cafaro said during Friday’s third-quarter earnings call that it may not progress in a straight line.