Poll: Half of approved senior living providers still waiting for Provider Relief Fund aid
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2020
Almost half of the Argentum members who have applied and been approved for federal Provider Relief Fund monies to help with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses have not received the aid yet, according...
Operators expected to keep more aid after HHS revises Provider Relief Fund reporting requirements in...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 23, 2020
Citing “significant attention and opposition from many stakeholders and members of Congress,” HHS has revised requirements for Provider Relief Fund reporting and broadened the definition of “lost...
Feds announce Provider Relief Fund application for private-pay assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2020
Private-pay assisted living communities now may apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distribution allocation, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday through...
Voices growing in call for senior living to receive federal aid
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2020
For months now, industry associations have been making the case for senior living operators to be included in a federal COVID relief package. Increasingly, their messages are being heard, and other voices...
New online resource matches job-seekers with senior living positions, lets operators post openings
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2020
Argentum and the American Seniors Housing Association have announced a new resource to help workers who have been displaced due to the fallout from COVID-19 find a new employment opportunity in senior...
COVID-19 could have $57 billion impact on senior living; Argentum, ASHA request $20 billion from HHS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a $40 billion to $57 billion financial impact on the U.S. senior living industry over the next year, American Seniors Housing Association and Argentum leaders said in a...
CDC protocol, prioritization of senior living needed, Argentum tells federal government
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
The federal government should clarify protocols that assisted living communities and states should take when residents have symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and should take other steps to...
Argentum begins program to boost senior living advocacy efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 27, 2018
The STAR program builds on advocacy efforts associated with Argentum’s annual springtime “fly-in” in Washington, D.C.