HHS announces $20 billion in new COVID-19 relief funding; Assisted living eligible
By
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...
Big senior living stories of 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2021
2021 began with the hope that the new COVID-19 vaccine being rolled out to assisted living communities and nursing homes would help control a pandemic that had caused so much illness, death, loneliness,...
As pandemic continues, solving labor challenges becomes even more urgent, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2022
COVID-19 and the labor issues it exacerbates will be a primary focus of senior living providers for much or all of 2022, with recovery extending into 2023 and beyond, industry leaders tell McKnight’s...
Senior living leaders hopeful $3.5 trillion budget bill will remember providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2021
Senate Democrats announced a $3.5 trillion budget agreement on Tuesday, and although details are limited on how the package specifically might affect aging services providers, senior living leaders remain...
HEALS Act does not address pandemic’s significant effect on industry, senior living leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2020
The $1 trillion coronavirus relief package of bills released Monday by Senate Republicans once again leaves senior living on the outside looking in, according to some provider groups.
Senior living should be priority for initial SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, committee recommends
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2020
Senior living workers and residents should be part of the initial phase of distribution of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 when they become available, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine...
Federal government takes action as long-term care providers face supply shortages in coronavirus fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
Provider groups were eagerly awaiting guidance that ultimately came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday to help maximize personal protective equipment for those who need it...
New reporting requirements create confusion, barriers to keeping Provider Relief Funds: ASHA, Argentum
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2020
After finally receiving much-needed Provider Relief Fund dollars, senior living operators are raising concerns about new reporting requirements related to the aid, saying they create confusion and potential...
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...
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...