Massachusetts man convicted in attempted arson of Jewish-sponsored assisted living community … Bill extending pandemic health services benefits assisted living communities … Florida no longer tracking...
No place I’d rather be – During COVID, and always
By
Rob Kretzinger
Apr 27, 2020
Serving older adults is, at all times, a privilege and a responsibility, and COVID-19 hasn’t changed either of those things.
CMS home care initiative now includes 56 hospitals after latest additions
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 06, 2021
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Serviceshas added five hospitals to its Acute Hospital Care at Home program, Administrator Seema Verma announced Monday in a tweet.
ASHA launches second phase of consumer campaign to build confidence in industry
Oct 29, 2020
The American Seniors Housing Association announced Wednesday that it has begun the second phase of a public relations campaign promoting the senior living industry in the midst of the pandemic.
Limit visitors to address ‘significant challenge’ of COVID-19, AHCA / NCAL says; Argentum, Brookdale...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2020
Assisted living communities should limit access to only those individuals who are critical to the operational or care needs of their buildings in order to prevent “dire consequences” that could result...
OSHA, EEOC reviewing CDC guidance
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 19, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission are reviewing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines about mask-wearing before releasing...
Investigations in 660 tax and money laundering cases have uncovered more than $1.8 billion in alleged COVID-19 fraud over the past two years, IRS Criminal Investigation announced Thursday.
Documentation key in avoiding COVID-19 employment and wrongful death lawsuits
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 22, 2021
As of Wednesday, more than 8,000 COVID-19-related complaints have been filed across the United States, according to a national lawsuit tracker by international law firm Hunton Andrews Kurth. Although many...
HUD implements multifamily mortgage payment relief during pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 15, 2020
As a result of the ongoing global pandemic, the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week introduced new mortgage payment relief guidance under the CARES Act. The measure targets borrowers...
Number of MA beneficiaries receiving supplemental benefits for the chronically ill triples in one year,...
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 09, 2021
The number of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries receiving Special Supplemental Benefits for the Chronically Ill (SSBCI) has skyrocketed — from 1 million in 2020 to 3 million in 2021— according to a...