Workers, residents should be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine, senior living industry representatives...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2020
The first available vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 should go to frontline healthcare workers — including those who work in assisted living communities — and first responders, according to draft recommendations...
Feds announce Provider Relief Fund application for private-pay assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2020
Private-pay assisted living communities now may apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distribution allocation, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday through...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Clifton J. Porter II
By
James M. Berklan
Aug 31, 2020
Clifton J. “Clif” Porter II doesn’t mind comparisons to Jackie Robinson, the great baseball pioneer. Porter doesn’t open with such comparisons or bank on them himself, but he’s not going to chase...
More news for Thursday, Aug. 27
Aug 27, 2020
Long-term care pharmacies via for key role in COVID vaccine distribution … Report: Pandemic-related fiscal woes to continue for senior living … Pennsylvania expects to complete mandatory COVID-19...
Half of assisted living providers are operating at a loss, unable to sustain operations another year:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2020
Half of assisted living providers are operating at a loss, and 64% say they won’t be able to sustain operations for another year, according to survey results released Wednesday by the National Center...
Nursing home firms snag high-powered lobbyists
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 18, 2020
An analysis published in the New York Times Sunday examined the efforts of some of the country’s largest nursing home companies to assemble lobbyists to help advocate for protection against lawsuits,...
Voices growing in call for senior living to receive federal aid
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2020
For months now, industry associations have been making the case for senior living operators to be included in a federal COVID relief package. Increasingly, their messages are being heard, and other voices...
Most nursing homes losing money: AHCA survey
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 14, 2020
COVID-19 had led to increased costs and financial hardship among nursing homes across the nation, according to a survey of 463 nursing home operators conducted earlier this week by the American Health...
Long-term care groups, 490 others, call for enactment of COVID-related legal protections ‘as soon as...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 10, 2020
Proposed legislation that would protect healthcare providers from COVID-19-related lawsuits “is critically needed and should be enacted as soon as possible,” 495 organizations, including several associations...
Judge rejects sick leave and emergency family leave restrictions
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2020
A federal judge has struck down the Department of Labor’s restrictions on which workers can access a temporary federal paid leave program, according to court documents released Monday.