‘Unconscionable’: Senior living eliminated from COVID relief package
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2021
With the possibility that President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill could come to the House of Representatives for a vote as early as today, senior living industry leaders are sounding the alarm...
Older adults more likely to have multiple ailments compared with prior generations
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Later-born generations of older adults in the United States are more likely to have a greater number of chronic health conditions than the generations that preceded them, according to a study conducted...
How can assisted living improve for future emergencies? Report shares ideas
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
“It is essential that the assisted living COVID-19 experience be understood to prepare for future emergencies,” researchers from the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living write in a special article...
Assisted living infection prevention guidance updated by CDC with PHE expiration
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2023
Assisted living communities should follow infection prevention strategies based on COVID-19 hospital admission levels, according to updated guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 201,000 in long-term care have died from COVID, but just how many more?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 07, 2022
A full accounting of COVID deaths among long-term care residents and staff members is not available because the federal government only collects data from Medicare and Medicaid-certified nursing facilities.
Family feels less guilt when loved one moves to assisted living versus nursing home: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2021
The majority of older adults (79%) responding to Genworth’s Caregiving in COVID-19 Beyond Dollars Study 2021 said they preferred to receive care in their homes, but only 42% actually received assistance...
43 friends in the Senate
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 30, 2021
The drumbeat continues for more funding to help senior living and care providers simply survive in the wake of all of the pandemic-related expenses they have incurred. Or simply the release of funding...
$261 million disbursed to assisted living providers via Provider Relief Fund in Phase 3
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 29, 2021
A total of $261 million in Phase 3 general distributions had been disbursed to assisted living providers from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund as of Dec....
With questions about whether any further COVID-19 relief legislation will be passed this year, Argentum said Tuesday that it is focusing on a federal workplace safety rule, financial relief and workforce...
61 percent of assisted living operators say workforce issues might force them to close
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
Sixty-one percent of assisted living operators responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said they fear that workforce issues will force...