Senior living-led philanthropic effort raises $150,000 in Ukraine aid
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 31, 2022
Senior Living Cares, a joint campaign of senior living-associated groups and CARE, has raised more than $150,000 to help older adults in Ukraine with food, shelter and supply needs.
Long-term care presents ‘unified coalition’ to prevent raid on Provider Relief Fund
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2021
It took a united group of senior living and skilled nursing advocates to prevent Congress from raiding unspent Provider Relief Fund dollars to pay for a bipartisan infrastructure bill being considered...
COVID-19 has ‘disproportionate effect’ on long-term care: study
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 24, 2020
As the House of Representatives passed a $484 billion bill with new COVID-19-related funding, a study published Thursday by the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that COVID-19 has had a “disproportionate...
Feb. 18 hearing set to discuss national senior living standards
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2020
The American National Standards Institute has set a hearing date of Feb. 18 for its Executive Standards Council to hear appeals to the organization’s approval of Argentum’s application to be an accredited...
Labor Department begins rescission of ‘persuader rule’
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 23, 2017
The Trump administration formally has indicated its intent to rescind the Obama-era “persuader rule” that would have required employers to publicly report all union-related communication with...
HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2021
The federal public health emergency due to COVID-19 has been extended until April, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Thursday evening.
1.7 million older adults could be hurt by medical expense tax deduction change
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2019
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, American Seniors Housing Association, Argentum and LeadingAge are among the 50 organizations signing onto two letters urging...
CBO: Senate healthcare bill would cut Medicaid funding by $772B through 2026
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2017
Senate Republicans’ bill to replace the Affordable Care Act would cut federal spending on Medicaid by $772 billion through 2026, according to an analysis released Monday by the Congressional Budget...
Why the RN visa delays? Group demands answers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2022
A long-term care coalition is asking the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to investigate Texas visa delays for registered nurses.
Senior living industry pitches immigration reform as partial solution to workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2022
With the workforce crisis top of mind for most senior living and other long-term care providers, trade associations representing providers are making a last-minute push to float immigration reform to the...