3 in 4 retirees say means to a comfortable lifestyle have stayed the same during pandemic
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Amy Novotney
Sep 08, 2020
Here’s some good news for the senior housing industry: Despite the ongoing pandemic, 75% of retirees say their confidence in their ability to maintain a comfortable lifestyle through retirement has stayed...
The work-from-home surge may lead workers buy retirement homes even before they retire
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Amy Novotney
Sep 22, 2020
COVID-19 has forced many Americans to work remotely — and some companies even have added an option for employees to work from home for the rest of their careers. For the senior housing industry, this...
Pandemic could be even worse for older workers’ retirement than the Great Recession: economists
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Amy Novotney
Jun 25, 2020
In a new analysis for CNN, two economists predict that the COVID-19 will have an even more profound effect on the retirement savings of older American workers’ than the Great Recession did more than...
Labor Department excludes senior living from COVID-19 relief bill’s paid leave requirement
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Amy Novotney
Mar 29, 2020
The Department of Labor released updated questions and answers regarding the Families First Coronavirus Response Act Saturday, and provided guidance categorizing senior living providers as “health care...
Department of Labor announces virus-related liability protections in light of executive order
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2020
In a move that may provide leverage in the battle for legal immunity for long-term care providers, the Department of Labor released a statement Tuesday providing some liability protections for meat industry...
Looking for provider relief funds? These tips can help
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Amy Novotney
Jun 25, 2020
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that it would distribute approximately $15 billion in grants to eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program...
Almost a fourth of SNFs reported staff shortages by end of 2020: report
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Amy Novotney
Feb 01, 2021
The number of skilled nursing facilities reporting a shortage or nurses, aides or doctors increased dramatically last year, according to an analysis of government data released last week by the U.S. PIRG...
One year into pandemic, nursing home workforce has declined by 11.5 percent
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Amy Novotney
Mar 22, 2021
Nursing homes lost 11,600 jobs in February, contributing to the 11.5% reduction in the nursing home workforce seen since February 2020, a drop of 182,000 jobs. That’s according to a health sector economic...
Aging groups see ‘skinny’ bill as a lightweight proposal
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Amy Novotney
Aug 20, 2020
Aging services providers criticized a new version of the Senate Republican leadership’s Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act proposal released Wednesday, saying it does little...
Medicare, many third-party insurers to cover coronavirus testing
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2020
Medicare and several leading insurers have committed to helping mitigate the costs associated with testing for and treating the novel coronavirus that has been spreading nationwide. In addition, officials...