Senior living COVID vaccine ambassador: ‘We have the tools to help solve this issue; we should use...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2021
When Miles Lee took a job last fall in long-term care, he didn’t know his optimism over a vaccine for a deadly pandemic would put him front and center in helping his peers deal with vaccine hesitancy.
‘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...
Pandemic brings focus to industry policy priorities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 23, 2021
Working to “ensure a constructive, future-focused action plan to promote smart approaches to quality in assisted living and memory care without federal regulations” is a priority for LeadingAge this...
‘Challenging public policy environment’ awaits senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 07, 2021
The results of the November election and this week’s runoffs, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, present an environment for senior living “unlike any it has seen in its 30-plus years,” according...
Long-term care advocates lay out 3 goals for Biden team to make 2021 ‘new beginning’ for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2020
Fighting COVID-19, ensuring access to long-term services and supports, and improving access to affordable housing are among the suggested actions LeadingAge laid out Tuesday to President-elect Joe Biden’s...
Flipping mindset to focus on the future will help CCRCs thrive post-pandemic: speakers
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 19, 2020
One of the biggest outcomes of the pandemic on the life plan / continuing care retirement community sector has been giant leaps made in recognizing the importance of connectivity within the lives of older...
Supply chain management challenges continue to plague senior living providers: LeadingAge panel
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 13, 2020
When COVID-19 hit the United States in late February at a nursing home in Kirkland, WA, senior living providers had no idea they would be in a race for personal protective equipment that would challenge...
Creativity, adaptability will usher senior living industry through post-COVID era, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2020
It will take both a close-up look at COVID-19 effects and policies as well as a bigger-picture examination of payment and care delivery policies to get a clear view into what the future of senior living...
Focus On: Resident security
By
John Hall
Oct 20, 2020
Security insecurity is the new normal in the COVID-19 era. With ease of transmission, the pandemic poses new risks, but innovations also are offering new opportunities.
COVID-19 vaccine program sign-up begins today for senior living operators
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 19, 2020
Assisted living and other long-term care communities beginning today can opt in to a federal program through which residents and staff members will be vaccinated against COVID-19 free of charge when a...