Frontline workers must be priority for COVID-19 resources, groups say; Juniper to test all residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The safety and well-being of frontline workers in senior living and skilled nursing must be prioritized in order to ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that the spread of COVID-19 is...
AHCA/NCAL releases FAQs about Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 03, 2020
The American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living released a series of frequently asked questions and answers about the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment program Thursday,...
Second thoughts: Some opting to remove parents from senior living communities
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 01, 2020
With most senior living and long-term care facilities restricting visitors and asking residents to stay in their rooms alone for most of the day, some families have decided that their older adult loved...
Provider groups dispute judge’s claim that senior living is unsafe during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
A provider organization in Texas is educating residents, families and the general public about the relative safety of senior living communities and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic after a public...
AHCA / NCAL, AMDA blast ‘short-sighted’ plans to discharge people with COVID-19 from hospitals to...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
“The question all state officials must consider is whether the risk of introducing a virus with an estimated 30% or higher mortality rate into a nursing home or assisted living community outweighs...
President signs CARES Act with $2.2 trillion in COVID-19 relief, extends national shutdown to April 30
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
President Trump on Sunday extended the voluntary national shutdown related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) until April 30. The move followed his signing of the the $2.2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid,...
House prepares to vote on $2 trillion stimulus bill as US ranks No. 1 in world for COVID-19 cases
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 27, 2020
As the House of Representatives prepared Thursday to vote on the $2 trillion “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” or “CARES Act” this morning, Johns Hopkins University ranked the...
Argentum, AHCA / NCAL launch campaigns to share positive messages during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 25, 2020
Long-term care industry associations are creating online efforts to combat the effects of social distancing and to share positive messages about communities and residents during the coronavirus disease...
Federal government takes action as long-term care providers face supply shortages in coronavirus fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
Provider groups were eagerly awaiting guidance that ultimately came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday to help maximize personal protective equipment for those who need it...
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...