Operator cites pandemic in ending assisted living services
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California senior living community is blaming the pandemic in announcing the end of its assisted living services after 60 years.
‘Senior Living Cares’ campaign launches to aid older adults in Ukraine
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 20, 2022
Argentum, the American Seniors Housing Association, the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care and Health Dimensions Group have joined forces with CARE to raise funds to help older adults...
$413 million in Provider Relief Fund payments welcome news, but ‘extreme frustration’ remains
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2022
An announcement about the distribution of $413 million in Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund payments this week is welcome news, but it did little to quell the “extreme frustration” senior living providers...
Senior living tells White House it knows all too well what it’s like to fight pandemic without funding
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2022
After $15.6 billion in supplemental coronavirus relief funding was cut from the $1.5 trillion omnibus package — signed Wednesday by President Biden — the White House is sounding the alarm over the...
Activist shareholder accuses Ventas of bad-faith discussions, underperformance
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2022
Activist shareholder Land & Buildings accused real estate investment trust Ventas of “long-term underperformance” and announced its own nominations to the board of directors in an open letter to shareholders...
Relief payment formula ‘a slap in the face’ to assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2021
Calling the federal government’s methodology for determining COVID-19 relief payments “unconscionable,” one senior living association said it amounts to “a slap in the face” to caregivers.
As COVID-19 cases surge, ASHA announces support for vaccine mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2021
The American Seniors Housing Association has joined the growing chorus of industry groups offering support for COVID-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care residents and workers.
Lawmakers lobby feds to release remaining Provider Relief Funds, give providers flexibility
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 13, 2021
A bipartisan group of House legislators is asking the federal government to immediately distribute the remaining Provider Relief Funds, as well as give providers more time and flexibility in using those...
Senior living industry unites behind message: ‘Don’t leave seniors behind’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2021
Don’t leave seniors behind. That’s the message the senior living industry is putting out as Congress ramps up discussions about the Biden administration’s American Jobs Plan and newly introduced...
Argentum urges member push to include senior living in provider relief funds
By
Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
A sign-on letter campaign is one time-sensitive priority among various efforts to secure federal funding and help providers recover from pandemic losses. President Biden’s newly announced infrastructure...