Medicare, many third-party insurers to cover coronavirus testing
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2020
Medicare and several leading insurers have committed to helping mitigate the costs associated with testing for and treating the novel coronavirus that has been spreading nationwide. In addition, officials...
Ending state of emergency won’t change staffing needs, provider group says
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 22, 2022
ency on Oct. 31, long-term care staffing needs have not abated, and lifting the order could affect regulations that have permitted additional flexibility in staffing. That’s according to the Washington...
Americans now will need more money for retirement — and other ways the pandemic is reshaping the future:...
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Amy Novotney
Nov 18, 2020
The COVID-19 virus will bring about sweeping changes in how Americans will face retirement and old age in the years to come, according to a new Wall Street Journal analysis. Some transformations will be...
Hiring frenzy: Brookdale and other senior living operators seek to address labor shortage with displaced...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 09, 2020
Senior living companies across the country have begun using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to fill workforce vacancies with employees who have been laid off from other sectors. Top candidates...
COVID-19 may force positive changes, improved outcomes in senior living
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Amy Novotney
Aug 21, 2020
Over the past decade, design trends have been pushing a more progressive, upbeat vision of senior living, one that encourages more independence and social connectivity. Yet the deadly impact of the coronavirus...
Lawmakers should force private equity firms out of nursing homes, advises one think tank
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James M. Berklan
May 04, 2021
A “worrisome trend” of private equity investment in nursing homes should be scrutinized and halted altogether within five years, asserts a left-leaning think tank in an issue brief released Friday.
House passes two bills supporting affordable seniors housing
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Amy Novotney
Jul 06, 2020
Affordable senior housing received a strong boost of support from the House last week as lawmakers passed two pieces of legislation: the Emergency Housing Protections and Relief Act of 2020 and the Moving...
Belmont Senior Living president: Operating costs triple when facility has a positive case of COVID-19
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Amy Novotney
May 22, 2020
A positive case of COVID-19 can more than triple a senior living operator’s equipment costs to prevent the virus’ spread, according to Belmont Village Senior Living President Mercedes Kerr. Kerr joined...
Focus on healthcare partnerships key to thriving in seniors housing
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Amy Novotney
Oct 26, 2020
To survive and even thrive in a post-COVID-19 world, operators must harness their expertise in the needs of seniors and build alliances that put them in the center of the healthcare marketplace. That’s...
No sign Supreme Court will block COVID-19 vaccination mandates, legal expert say
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday in a 6-3 ruling to hear a challenge to New York’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers on religious grounds, and a legal expert says evidence is mounting that...