White House plan to reopen states helpful, but more needed for senior living: Balda
By
John O'Connor
Apr 20, 2020
The White House has released guidelines for states to reopen their businesses, while relaxing social distancing measures. Argentum President and CEO James Balda said he was thankful that the plan includes...
ACHCA’s boss: While others get lauded, we get blamed
By
John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
While frontline workers in other sectors are being thanked during the pandemic, those in the eldercare field are being ridiculed or worse, notes William “Bill” McGinley. And the American College of...
Pandemic undermines Medicaid block grant approach: report
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John O'Connor
Apr 17, 2020
Some policymakers have pushed Medicaid block grants as a way to reform and improve the federal-state program. But an ongoing pandemic reveals how such an approach could be harmful to states and those served,...
Survey finds – surprise – PPE is in short supply
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John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2020
If personal protective equipment is in short supply at your community, you’re hardly alone. At least, that’s what new findings by Premier strongly suggest.
Pandemic likely to increase demand for affordable housing: NIC
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2020
As the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic ravages the nation’s economy, the ranks of seniors requiring affordable housing and care will escalate, warns a recent National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
Seniors more prepared for pandemic but also more lonely
By
John O'Connor
Apr 16, 2020
How are seniors nationwide faring one month into social distancing? The results paint a mixed picture, according to a survey by TheSeniorList.
Senior living employers get a chance to turn the tables
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2020
For years, senior living operators could do little more than watch as food service outlets lured away frontline staff. But as it has done elsewhere, COVID-19 is reversing this reality.
For many residents, cabin fever persisting well into spring
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2020
It’s not just working-from-home employees who are grappling with a late spring dose of cabin fever. Forced to stay inside and often in their own units, senior living residents must also deal with the...
When will things get back to ‘normal’? Depends who you ask
By
John O'Connor
Apr 15, 2020
When will the country be open after the coronavirus pandemic peaks? It’s a question many senior living operators are grappling with. And like most questions with a political dimension, consensus is proving...
Trump taking advantage of COVID-19 to bust unions, critics claim
By
John O'Connor
Apr 14, 2020
Unions are alleging that the Trump administration — and more specifically, the Republican-controlled National Labor Relations Board — is taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to further weaken...