Labor costs, federal scrutiny create distress in senior living and care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2024
The major challenges and opportunities facing senior living and care providers include bankruptcy filings, scrutiny of private equity involvement and antitrust concerns in deals.
NLRB releases new joint-employer standard amid senior living opposition
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2023
The new joint-employer standard released Thursday by the National Labor Relations Board will present greater risk for employers that contract with services providers, “creating greater liability for...
As COVID-19 vaccine mandate challenges play out, assisted living providers are stuck in ‘doughnut hole’...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2021
A federal COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate was hit with another lawsuit Monday, which challenged the government’s authority to issue such a mandate and called the mandate a “gross abuse” of government...
Pennsylvania approves regional approach, $295 million in aid to combat COVID-19 in long-term care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2020
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday signed into law a bill establishing a regional approach to combating COVID-19 in senior living and care communities, along with nearly $300 million in funding to assist...
‘Beginning to crumble’: Providers face operational crisis in battling COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2020
A survey of long-term care providers in Pennsylvania provides a “sobering” look at how the pandemic is affecting operations and should be cause for “immediate alarm,” according to an association...
Senior living providers express concern as states redirect COVID vaccines elsewhere
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
As states are pressured to get shots into arms more quickly, some governors and public health officials are rerouting COVID-19 vaccine doses earmarked for assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Senior living faces ongoing challenges with COVID-19 vaccine rollout
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 15, 2021
Although some sectors of long-term care are making progress on vaccinating residents, there are ongoing challenges to reach residents of assisted living and other residential care communities, as well...
New legislation takes steps to close HCBS gap for older adults: senior living experts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
Although a bipartisan infrastructure deal reached Thursday did not include much-sought-after funding for home- and community-based services and affordable housing, the senior living industry is hailing...
Federal COVID-19 vaccination, testing mandates have pros, cons, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2021
Although generally supportive of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for members of its workforce, senior living leaders are concerned about the effects on its workforce.
Senior living providers should follow CDC’s new ‘unified’ recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
Senior living providers should follow the updated respiratory virus isolation recommendations issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to provider advocacy organizations.