As feds claw back PRF payments, assisted living frustrated it ‘lost out’ over mismanagement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 25, 2023
As the federal government continues to claw back misappropriated and unused COVID-19 relief funds, senior living industry advocates remain frustrated that assisted living providers “lost out” on this...
How can assisted living improve for future emergencies? Report shares ideas
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
“It is essential that the assisted living COVID-19 experience be understood to prepare for future emergencies,” researchers from the Center for Excellence in Assisted Living write in a special article...
Assisted living deserves more after ‘hundreds of millions’ in COVID-19 relief funds mismanaged by...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2022
“Hundreds of millions” of mismanaged federal Provider Relief Fund dollars should be recouped and distributed to assisted living providers, Argentum said Wednesday.
As ‘unprecedented’ crisis continues, workforce issues top 5 priorities for NCAL, executive director...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — As assisted living providers continue to experience an “unprecedented workforce crisis right now,” the issue tops the list of five priorities for the National Center for Assisted...
With no targeted relief on horizon, Argentum seeks various avenues of financial support for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
With no apparent additional targeted COVID-19 financial relief on the horizon for the assisted living industry, Argentum is continuing its push to have providers included in proposed relief packages for...
No joke: Assisted living operators ‘twist in the wind’ while others are prioritized
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2022
Assisted living providers are being left to “twist in the wind” and possibly close facilities due to uncompensated COVID-19-related costs, while billions of dollars in relief are being earmarked for...
Staffing remains top challenge for senior living operators: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2021
Staffing shortages continue to plague senior living and other long-term care operators, with attracting community and caregiving staff remaining a “significant challenge,” along with increasing turnover,...
Family feels less guilt when loved one moves to assisted living versus nursing home: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2021
The majority of older adults (79%) responding to Genworth’s Caregiving in COVID-19 Beyond Dollars Study 2021 said they preferred to receive care in their homes, but only 42% actually received assistance...
61 percent of assisted living operators say workforce issues might force them to close
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 23, 2021
Sixty-one percent of assisted living operators responding to a recent survey by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living said they fear that workforce issues will force...
Pandemic stressors, challenges unique to assisted living create leadership opportunities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2021
We’re not out of the woods yet. Jeff Gorter, vice president of clinical crisis response at Byron Center, MI-based R3 Continuum, kicked off a webinar on Tuesday for the American Assisted Living Nurses...