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Mitigate COVID-19 litigation through communication, documentation, speakers say

September 25, 2020

Even before the global pandemic increased scrutiny of congregate living, senior living was seeing an increase in liability claims and premiums in recent years. Fortunately, there are mitigation strategies providers can use to reduce losses, according to insurance and legal experts speaking at the virtual Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference.

Pandemic hurting retirement security; older women face unique challenges, GAO comptroller tells Senate committee

September 25, 2020

COVID-19 and the resulting economic downturn will affect the retirement security of older workers because they have less time to recover from any effect on their savings, housing and investments, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Nurse imposter who worked in assisted living sentenced for wire fraud, healthcare fraud, identity theft

September 25, 2020

A Tennessee woman who posed as a nurse at assisted living communities and other locations has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud, healthcare fraud, identity theft and practicing nursing without a license.

More news for Friday, Sept. 25

September 25, 2020

North Dakota acts to address increases in COVID-19 cases in LTC facilities … Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says assisted living staff, residents will be prioritized for first round of COVID-19 vaccinations … Vote on prioritizing distribution of future COVID-19 vaccine delayed by CDC advisory group … Ohio will allow indoor visitation at assisted living communities … PointClickCare to provide de-identified clinical data to COVID-19 research database

CMS announces $165 million in funding to move people from nursing homes to assisted living and other settings

September 24, 2020

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will make up to $165 million in supplemental funding available to states operating Money Follows the Person demonstration programs to help state Medicaid programs boost efforts to move older adults and people with disabilities from nursing homes and other institutional settings to home- and community-based settings, the agency announced Wednesday. Such home- and community-based settings could include assisted living communities.

‘Out of control’: Panelists share frustrations, solutions to managing cash flow during pandemic

September 24, 2020

The global coronavirus pandemic has created a “tsunami” of decreasing occupancy, coupled with increasing costs related to personal protective equipment and labor, to create an operating environment unlike anything seen before in the senior living industry, according to a panel of speakers Wednesday at the virtual Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference.

Editors' Columns

This is where the pandemic might really hurt senior living

By

John O'Connor

September 24, 2020

There is no easy fix for the worst thing the pandemic has done: raising new doubts about whether congregate living is a good idea.

Fall conference season: A new, virtual reality

By

Lois A. Bowers

September 21, 2020

Our professional and personal lives have been upended in ways we would not have imagined a year ago. Some conferences have been canceled, and others have been rescheduled and moved online. But fall conference season has begun.

Guest Column

Virtual reality beats social isolation during COVID

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Anita Cornelius

September 21, 2020

When COVID-19 sidelined most of our group activities and forced us to think differently about our approach to therapeutic recreation, we turned to a trusted source of fun, safe and individualized entertainment: virtual reality.

Marketplace Column

What to look for in equipment partners as you clean house

By

Ryan Bullock

September 24, 2020

Equipment can be one of the leading and most necessary expenses for senior living communities and networks, so logically, partnerships with providers of durable medical equipment will be examined very closely.

Company News

Argentum workforce program up to 785 participants

The Argentum apprenticeship program developed and expanded through a $6 million grant from the Department of Labor now has enrolled 785 participants and is on track to reach 1,200 by spring, the organization announced Tuesday, the first day of its online Senior Living Executive Conference.

People in the news, Sept. 22

Appointments, promotions, departures and awards at Balfour Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Capital Senior Living, Greystone Healthcare, JAMDA, Retirement Unlimited Inc., SageLife, Walker & Dunlop, Waltonwood Cary Parkway, Watercrest Senior Living Group and more.

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Art with a twist

By

Kimberly Bonvissuto

July 7, 2020

Residents of American House Senior Living Communities recently took part in the Getty Museum’s Social Media Challenge to liven up their quarantine situation. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!

TOP NEWS

Mitigate COVID-19 litigation through communication, documentation, speakers say

Pandemic hurting retirement security; older women face unique challenges, GAO comptroller tells Senate committee

Nurse imposter who worked in assisted living sentenced for wire fraud, healthcare fraud, identity theft

More news for Friday, Sept. 25

CMS announces $165 million in funding to move people from nursing homes to assisted living and other settings

‘Out of control’: Panelists share frustrations, solutions to managing cash flow during pandemic

Editors' Columns

This is where the pandemic might really hurt senior living

Fall conference season: A new, virtual reality

Guest Column

Virtual reality beats social isolation during COVID

Marketplace Column

What to look for in equipment partners as you clean house

Company News

Argentum workforce program up to 785 participants

People in the news, Sept. 22

In Focus

Art with a twist

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