Vaccine uptake continues to lag among senior living staff members
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2021
Just after passing the one-year anniversary of COVID-19 wreaking havoc within senior living and other sectors in long-term care, providers continue to be challenged trying to increase staff vaccination...
New HHS Secretary Becerra considered ‘friend of long-term care causes’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2021
Thursday’s news of California Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s confirmation as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services was met with enthusiasm and pleas for pandemic-related...
‘Ticking time bomb’ could invalidate thousands of rules pertaining to older adults: HHS lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2021
A Trump administration rule finalized the day before President Biden’s inauguration is a “ticking time bomb” that could invalidate thousands of other rules, including protections for the elderly,...
AHCA, LeadingAge propose $15B in nursing home reforms to address workforce shortages, underfunding
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Amy Novotney
Mar 16, 2021
The American Health Care Association and LeadingAge Monday released a $15 billion reform agenda, the Care for Our Seniors Act, to address long-standing challenges affecting the quality of care provided...
Until we increase the sector’s resources, ‘nothing is going to change’: Parkinson
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Amy Novotney
Mar 12, 2021
If the nursing home system is going to attempt any kind of transformation post-pandemic, the sector must see an increase in Medicaid reimbursement rates, staff wages and facility accountability.
Loosened visitation restrictions for senior living may follow issuance of guidance for nursing homes,...
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2021
Senior living industry groups said they are hopeful that the visitation rules for nursing homes released Wednesday by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will spur states to make similar recommendations...
‘Still work to do’: Nonrural providers, affordable senior housing operators need help, LeadingAge...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2021
As the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act appears to be headed for President Biden’s desk for his signature in the coming days without additional direct relief for most aging services providers,...
Industry pursues two avenues for coronavirus relief as long-term care observes ‘most difficult year’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 03, 2021
American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living President and CEO Mark Parkinson said the organizations are pursuing two avenues for coronavirus relief for operators since the...
Nursing home industry expected to lose $94B over a 2-year period: AHCA
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Amy Novotney
Feb 10, 2021
The skilled nursing sector is set to lose $94 billion over the two-year period of 2020 and 2021 as a result of ongoing COVID-19 costs and projected losses. That’s according to a new analysis released...
Legal experts warn of incoming lawsuits for long-term care
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Amy Novotney
Feb 09, 2021
Legal teams for both long-term care operators and the residents and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic are gearing up for lawsuits alleging neglect and wrongful death as a result of the virus —...