Labor Department excludes senior living from COVID-19 relief bill’s paid leave requirement
By
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...
Want to attract prospects? Communicate your COVID-19 protocols, speaker advises
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 24, 2020
Attracting consumers to senior living means creating the right product for the right market at the right price, according to the head of a market research firm speaking at the virtual Argentum Senior Living...
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
Senior living industry cautiously hopeful about Biden’s COVID response strategy
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 25, 2021
The U.S. Defense, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs secretaries, along with other federal government agencies and officials, will work together to provide targeted surge assistance to assisted...
Senior living operators protected from liability for COVID-19 ‘covered countermeasures,’ HHS says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 15, 2021
A federal advisory opinion on immunity protections for healthcare professionals related to COVID-19 covered countermeasures had an assist from a senior living industry association.
$3 trillion HEROES Act passes in House with provisions for senior living, but Senate prospects dim
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2020
Although it remains to be seen whether the HEROES Act reaches the president’s desk, five provisions of the original or House-passed bill have a chance of becoming law, according to one source. Read other...
‘Challenging public policy environment’ awaits senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 07, 2021
The results of the November election and this week’s runoffs, combined with the COVID-19 pandemic, present an environment for senior living “unlike any it has seen in its 30-plus years,” according...
59 U.S. reps call for analysis of Provider Relief monies sent to assisted living versus skilled nursing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services should conduct an analysis to compare how much money has been dispersed from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief...
A favor that could change senior living oversight
By
John O'Connor
Apr 09, 2020
Assisted living operators have marketed themselves as “un-nursing homes.” But the field may have just made that position more difficult to defend.
Vaccination mandates generally OK: EEOC guidance
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
Employers can require proof of COVID-19 vaccination from employees — with some exceptions — according to new recommendations from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.