Agency staffing cost assisted living providers $4 million in one state in 2022: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
Although assisted living communities in Tennessee tapped healthcare staffing agencies less frequently than nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers in the sector collectively were on a trajectory...
New law creates oversight of staffing agencies but doesn’t protect against ‘price-gouging’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 07, 2022
A new law in Pennsylvania will create oversight and accountability for long-term care staffing agencies, but it does not address the rates they charge.
Communication, documentation key in COVID litigation defense, legal experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 28, 2022
COVID-19 continues to challenge senior living and other long-term care providers on various levels. But the message from the legal field remains consistent: communicate and document.
Bill proposes study of effects of price gouging on providers during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 02, 2022
A proposed bill calling for a study of how healthcare providers have been affected by price gouging by temporary staffing agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives...
Staffing trends study could create roadmap for helping long-term care industry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 23, 2022
The state of Pennsylvania is undertaking a study of staffing trends during the COVID-19 pandemic in an effort to determine how to help the long-term care industry.
Provider Relief Fund replenishment is new rallying cry for long-term care advocates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2022
The Provider Relief Fund is front and center among senior living and care organizations rallying for additional financial support and resources for the long-term care sector, which they say is in a “critical...
Long-term care needs relief to sustain services through omicron and beyond, LeadingAge tells Biden
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 26, 2022
LeadingAge is calling on the Biden administration and Congress to deliver an emergency relief package to sustain senior living and other long-term care providers through the omicron variant of COVID-19...
Older adults lost $100 million to COVID-related fraud in 2020: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 24, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic gave scammers an opportunity to use new tactics to defraud older adults, including illegal robocalls, texts and emails, and social media posts.
‘Ugly period’ of pandemic is over, but ‘COVID hangovers’ will persist: panelists
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2020
The “ugly period” of the COVID-19 pandemic is behind the senior living industry, but a couple of “COVID hangovers” will persist moving forward, according to industry experts participating in a...
Majority of assisted living communities have less than 2-week supply of masks, gowns to fight COVID-19:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 19, 2020
More than half of assisted living communities have less than a two-week supply of vital personal protective equipment, placing them at a “significant disadvantage” in protecting older adults and staff...