Senior living hopeful as House committees share proposals for $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2021
As House committees begin revealing their proposals to be included in the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package, senior living is reminding legislators not to forget older adults and their caregivers.
HRSA reorganization provides hope that imminent release of Provider Relief Funds is near
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2021
As senior living and care organizations double down on the federal government to distribute the remaining $44 billion in the Provider Relief Fund, a new bureau has been created to specifically manage and...
Senior living industry pushes infrastructure agenda during budget talks
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2021
As legislative committees work on how to divvy up the $3.5 trillion approved by the House of Representatives earlier this week in the fiscal year 2022 budget resolution, the senior living and care industry...
OSHA’s COVID-19-related standards ‘burdensome,’ ‘duplicative,’ senior living execs say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 23, 2021
New federal workplace safety rules, although well-intentioned, are burdensome and do not account for frequently changing guidance from other agencies, according to senior living association executives....
Senior living industry breathes sigh of relief over Provider Relief monies, asks HHS to pay up
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 12, 2021
With Senate passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal on Tuesday, the senior living industry is breathing a sigh of relief that Provider Relief Funds emerged unscathed.
Senior living celebrates safety of Provider Relief Funds, asks HHS to pay up
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2021
With Senate passage of the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal on Tuesday, the senior living industry is breathing a sigh of relief that Provider Relief Funds emerged unscathed. And now they are...
Proposed bill ‘great first step’ toward addressing long-term care workforce challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
A bill to reauthorize funding for programs that prevent elder abuse also would provide $400 million annually for states to enhance education and training for direct care workers in long-term care settings.
Geriatrics expert changes mind, backs mandate of COVID vaccine for long-term care workers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2021
“I have completely changed what I believe as a clinician in mandating the vaccine, because unvaccinated people, staff or visitors are really the only vector that’s going to expose residents to the...
Complying with state COVID-related measures can be tricky for senior living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2021
Multistate senior living operators have much to stay on top of as some states impose new COVID-related measures amid federal masking recommendations and increased transmission rates from virus variants,...
Provider Relief Fund protected from infrastructure package spend — for now
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2021
As details emerge about the nearly $1 trillion infrastructure agreement reached Wednesday in the Senate, senior living advocates are cautiously optimistic that the package payment sources do not include...