Senior living providers should follow CDC’s new ‘unified’ recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2024
Senior living providers should follow the updated respiratory virus isolation recommendations issued Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to provider advocacy organizations.
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
States need to step up with pandemic relief for senior living, Argentum tells governors
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2022
It’s time for states to step up and provide more pandemic-related relief to senior living communities, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told the National Governors Association on Monday.
99 percent of Phase 4 PRF applications reviewed by HRSA
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2022
About $60 million in long-awaited Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund monies went out last Friday, closing out 99% of applications for the $17 billion COVID-19 relief fund.
OSHA can issue COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline: courts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2022
The federal government can issue a permanent COVID-19 healthcare standard on its own timeline after an appellate court ruled against a group of unions hoping to expedite the process.
With questions about whether any further COVID-19 relief legislation will be passed this year, Argentum said Tuesday that it is focusing on a federal workplace safety rule, financial relief and workforce...
As second COVID-19 booster dose is approved, senior living calls for help
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
As public health officials brace for a potential surge in coronavirus cases due to the BA.2 variant, the federal government on Tuesday approved a second COVID-19 booster dose for higher-risk individuals.
$88.2B proposed for pandemic preparedness while we await the fate of $22.5B request
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2022
The administration is calling for Congress to provide $22.5 billion in emergency funding so the federal government can carry out its plan to continue to fight COVID-19. It’s a message the senior living...