AHCA/NCAL has new handout: Why residents should get the bivalent booster … Senior living provider cannot sue state regulatory agency, court rules … Assisted living manager, elected official faces 19...
59 percent of assisted living providers report workforce decline since 2020: AHCA/NCAL survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
Fifty-nine percent of assisted living providers responding to a small survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said that their overall “workforce situation”...
Pandemic may put 56 percent of assisted living operators out of business in a year: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
As 2020 was ending, President Trump signed a $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill that adds $3 billion to the Provider Relief Fund. That aid can’t come fast enough for assisted living providers, according...
Poll reveals public perceptions of senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 17, 2015
Americans generally have a favorable opinion of senior living options, especially independent and assisted living, according to a new national survey commissioned by the National Center for Assisted Living...
AHCA/NCAL asks HHS to extend COVID-19 public health emergency past Jan. 11
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2022
The COVID-19 public health emergency should be extended past Jan. 11 “so that long-term and post-acute care providers can continue to offer the most efficient and effective care possible and so our nation’s...
CEAL names new board chair as search for executive director begins
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 09, 2015
NCAL’s Lindsay B. Schwartz, Ph.D., has been named chairwoman of the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living Board of Directors. Her appointment comes a week after CEAL announced it is seeking a...
National Assisted Living Week theme honors essential caregivers in 2020
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 05, 2020
With a nod to essential frontline caregivers battling COVID-19, “Caring is EssentiAL” has been announced as the theme of this year’s National Assisted Living Week.
Associations join together to develop best practices, educate authorities about assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 21, 2023
Four national associations advocating for assisted living providers are joining with the National Association for Regulatory Administration to develop guidance for the industry and resources for operators,...
Assisted living could be next in line for COVID relief funds
By
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....
Quality, collaboration remain shared goals, battling associations say as they await decision on national...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 19, 2020
Quality remains a shared priority for two groups of senior living associations involved in a dispute over whether Argentum should be permitted to develop national standards for the industry through the...