Assisted living could be next in line for COVID relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 24, 2020
Senior living providers are expected to have access soon to funding from the federal government to help them with their COVID-19-related expenses, according to the American Seniors Housing Association....
Thousands may be headed back to work after ruling on COVID-19 staff vaccine mandate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2021
Thousands of healthcare workers suspended for not complying with New York’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate could be headed back to the front lines after a federal judge extended an order Tuesday requiring...
CDC advisory group: Older adults, frontline essential workers next for COVID-19 vaccines
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2020
Older adults 75 and older, as well as frontline essential workers, are the next priority for COVID-19 vaccination, according to recommendations from a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advisory...
Assisted living’s ‘unique challenges’ warrant special attention in pandemic, emergency response...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2021
The first national study of COVID-19-related mortality in U.S. assisted living communities shows a “crucial need” for specific attention to such residences in pandemic and other emergency responses.
Last of Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund payments coming to a bank account near you
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2022
One last round of Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund payments could be coming as soon as next week, signaling a completion of all payment determinations, according to Argentum.
States use varying approaches to address staffing shortages in senior living during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2020
As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, states are taking varying approaches to help senior living providers deal with staffing shortages.
Assisted living communities tapped for potential COVID-19 hospital transfers in Arizona
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2020
Calling Arizona’s June 50% increase in COVID-19 cases “brutal,” Gov. Doug Ducey for the first time has pulled assisted living communities into the mix of potentially accepting transfers from hospitals...
With OSHA COVID-19 vaccine mandate on hold, states move to restrict business requirements
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2021
As a federal appellate court on Friday upheld its stay on President Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for employers with 100 or more workers, states are using legislative maneuvers to attempt to prevent...
Nebraska seeks to provide $40 million to help assisted living, skilled nursing battle ‘invisible monster’...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2020
Nebraska is looking to provide $40 million to help operators of assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses.
Vaccination mandates generally OK: EEOC guidance
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
Employers can require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from employees — with some exceptions — according to new recommendations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.