HHS announces $20 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding; Assisted living eligible
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2020
The federal government on Thursday announced $20 billion in new funding for assisted living communities and other providers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Providers can start applying on...
Older adults concerned about retirements, look to alternatives to pad portfolios: surveys
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 22, 2020
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. adults are feeling regret over their lack of emergency and retirement savings and are concerned about their retirement, according to two recent surveys of older adults.
Senior living CEOs part of group of 2,000 committing to workplace diversity, inclusion
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2021
Argentum pledged Thursday to create and implement diversity and inclusion programs in its organization, joining a CEO-led initiative that includes other senior living providers and associated companies...
Senior housing operators showing improved performance during COVID-19 pandemic: NHI
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
COVID-19 has had a negative effect on the senior living industry, impacting operator revenues and building occupancy rates, but National Health Investors’ leadership said during a second-quarter earnings...
Pandemic forces mindset shift in senior living, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2020
As the nature and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, the senior living industry finds itself shifting from a sprint to a marathon without a known finish line. Lynne Katzmann of Juniper...
40 percent of senior living operators have eased pandemic-related restrictions or will soon: Ziegler...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 29, 2020
Virtually all senior living providers have been affected in some way by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the results of a Ziegler CFO Hotline survey released Thursday.
Half of assisted living providers are operating at a loss, unable to sustain operations another year:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2020
Half of assisted living providers are operating at a loss, and 64% say they won’t be able to sustain operations for another year, according to survey results released Wednesday by the National Center...
Brookdale keeps COVID cases under 1% but sees occupancy decline, calls for government aid
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 07, 2020
Less than 1% of residents at the country’s largest senior living operator have tested positive for COVID-19, but the virus has still affected occupancy rates, according to Brookdale Senior Living...
Life services focus needed as senior living customer base changes: speakers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 03, 2020
The demands of the senior living customer base are changing, and providers need to support a holistic approach to services — including emotional, social and experiential life services — to help future...
Silver lining of Build Back Better bill collapse: opportunities for improvements, providers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2021
With Democrats’ plans to vote on the $2 trillion Build Back Better social spending bill derailed by a surprise “no vote” announcement from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), the senior living and care industry...