ACHCA joins in effort to ‘strongly urge’ COVID-19 vaccination in long-term care
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 03, 2021
The American College of Health Care Administrators said late Tuesday that it is joining several other long-term care and healthcare-related groups in an effort to “strongly urge the vaccination of all...
Bad news: Pandemic’s effects ‘far from over’; Good news: $126.1M CCRC deal is ‘some of best real...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2021
The bad news is that pandemic’s effects on senior living “are far from over,” CareTrust REIT Chairman and CEO Greg Stapley said Friday. The good news, however, is that the $126.1 million portfolio...
COVID relief package passes Senate without amendment to help senior living, but ‘forward progress’...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 08, 2021
An attempt to include direct aid to senior living operators in the American Rescue Plan Act failed in the Senate on Saturday, but the effort represents “forward progress” as the industry continues...
Eliminated from COVID relief package, senior living turns its focus to Provider Relief Fund
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 05, 2021
With Congress poised to pass the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act without dedicated coronavirus relief for senior living communities, the role of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...
New Senior to move 21 communities from Holiday to Atria to diversify portfolio
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 26, 2021
New Senior Investment Group will transition the management of 21 senior living communities in its 103-community portfolio from Holiday Retirement to Atria Senior Living in an effort to diversify the operator...
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
$3 billion addition to Provider Relief Fund ‘falls woefully short,’ provider groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill is on its way to the president’s desk after being passed by both houses of Congress by late Monday. Trade associations representing senior living operators, however,...
AHCA/NCAL wants long-term care residents, staff vaccinated against COVID by March 1
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 08, 2020
Governors and public health officials should ensure that residents and employees of long-term care facilities are prioritized before everyone else for COVID-19 vaccination and that they receive both doses...
Brookdale sees 2.8 percent occupancy decline, but move-ins and online inquiries are up
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 06, 2020
Brookdale Senior Living experienced a 2.8% decline in occupancy from the end of the second quarter to the end of the third quarter but expects improvements as move-ins increase along with consumer confidence...
Conflicting information imperils Provider Relief Fund application process as deadline looms: ASHA
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 03, 2020
As Friday’s deadline to apply for Phase 3 monies from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Provider Relief Fund approaches, the American Seniors Housing Association is seeking...