OSHA COVID-19 workplace safety standard set to expire while vaccine mandates await legal rulings
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2021
While a pair of federal vaccination mandates are being held up in the courts, action — or inaction — on another federal standard could have a heavy impact on assisted living providers in the next...
AARP joins groups challenging arbitration agreements
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2019
AARP and a dozen mostly pro-consumer organizations have expressed support for legislation that prevents senior living organizations from using pre-dispute arbitration agreements.
$100 billion should be added to Provider Relief Fund for coronavirus-related needs, industry groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2020
Congress should pass another COVID-19 funding package, adding $100 billion to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Provider Relief Fund, maintain the American Health Care Association / National...
Parkinson: ‘Green shoots’ indicate occupancy is troughing, but pace of recovery still uncertain
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2021
The stocks of senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts have outperformed expectations since the first COVID-19 vaccine announcement last November raised hopes of a quick...
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Aug 01, 2023
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NCAL, Argentum tell OSHA: COVID-19 healthcare rule could compound senior living financial, workforce...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
Senior living industry leaders brought their concerns about a proposed federal COVID-19 healthcare rule to the table on Wednesday in testimony reiterating their opposition to broad requirements that they...
Erickson Living, AHCA make ‘Top Workplaces’ list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 19, 2016
Erickson Living, the American Health Care Association, Capital One Financial, and Walker and Dunlop are four of 150 companies and organizations named to the Washington Post’s “Top Workplaces...
Bipartisan bill would require assisted living crisis plans in preparation for future public health emergencies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2022
A newly introduced bipartisan bill would require assisted living communities and nursing homes to have crisis plans in place to manage disease outbreaks, maintain personal protective equipment stockpiles...
CMS’ spending requirement in HCBS rule ‘not the right approach,’ senior living advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2023
A proposal that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services says is meant to “support and stabilize the direct care workforce” in home- and community-based settings, if it becomes final, ultimately...
OSHA’s proposed COVID-19 healthcare rule ‘over prescriptive,’ confusing, industry leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2022
A proposed federal COVID-19 healthcare rule is “overly prescriptive” and creates confusion, according to senior living industry leaders.