Biden lays out a ‘path out of the pandemic,’ but senior living says it’s a ‘path toward bankruptcy’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2021
President Biden late Thursday laid out a six-point COVID-19 action plan to combat the virus and protect the economy, but one senior living association executive called it “a path toward bankruptcy”...
Draft bill contains $2.5 billion for affordable senior housing; HUD announces millions in COVID relief...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2021
A draft bill in the House of Representatives includes LeadingAge’s request for $2.5 billion for new affordable senior housing.
Monitoring Provider Relief Fund will provide lessons, inform future policymaking: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2022
Given the “controversy” surrounding the $178 billion distributed through the COVID-19 Provider Relief Fund, monitoring the impact of the fund will provide valuable lessons for pandemic recovery and...
COVID relief package needs to address pandemic ‘dangers’ to older adults, provider group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2021
LeadingAge is stepping up calls on Congress to adopt a COVID relief package addressing the dangers that the pandemic poses to senior living residents and other older adults.
‘We can’t go back to the way it was’: Providers from around the world share pandemic experiences
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 05, 2021
The tragedies in long-term care brought on by the pandemic have put a welcome spotlight on elder care, according to Dan Levitt, executive director of Tabor Village, a senior living community in Abbotsford,...
$100 billion should be added to Provider Relief Fund for coronavirus-related needs, industry groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 29, 2020
Congress should pass another COVID-19 funding package, adding $100 billion to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Provider Relief Fund, maintain the American Health Care Association / National...
Scaled down HEROES Act relief bill maintains key provisions for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2020
An updated version of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act released Monday by House Democrats in an effort to restart negotiations maintains some key provisions that...
63 percent of long-term care providers wait up to 4 days for COVID-19 test results
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2020
Eighty-seven percent of assisted living communities and nursing homes participating in a new survey said it is taking two or more days for them to obtain the results of COVID-19 tests of staff members....
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...