Telehealth benefits from $1 billion in healthcare funding from American Rescue Plan …Wearables effective in detecting colds and flu … COVID-19 deaths twice as high in rural America … WellSky...
$40 billion federal COVID-19 relief program includes funds for assisted living workforce development
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the investment of more than $40 billion in American Rescue Plan funds in workforce development programs, led by state and local governments and organizations,...
White House recognizes assisted living’s ‘critical importance’ as aging services provider
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2021
An announcement from the federal government about the release of $1.4 billion in funding from the American Rescue Plan for programs affecting older adults for the first time acknowledges assisted living...
ARPA funds still weeks away for assisted living, personal care providers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 14, 2023
Assisted living residences and personal care homes will have to wait a little longer for American Rescue Plan Act payments to be distributed under Pennsylvania’s Act 54 of 2022. The payments have been...
Biden administration pledges $100M to boost recruitment, retention of healthcare workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 18, 2021
The Department of Health and Human Services will aid state-run programs that support, recruit and retain healthcare workers in underserved communities by making $100 million in American Rescue Plan funding...
Federal government boosts support of HCBS, releases worker registry guidance
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 13, 2023
When the American Rescue Plan Act was passed in 2021, home- and community-based services were estimated to receive $12 billion. Now, $37 billion is now being used for HCBS across the country in all 50...
Legislation proposes $5.5M in ARPA funds to boost assisted living workforce
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 25, 2022
The Nebraska Unicameral Legislature is considering legislation that would direct more than $5.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to assisted living communities to promote employee recruitment...
Business briefs, Nov. 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 24, 2021
Senior living providers among recipients of $7.5 billion in American Rescue Plan Rural COVID-19 relief funding … Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group downgrades Ventas to ‘neutral’ … Fitch Ratings affirms...
Business briefs, Sept. 17
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 17, 2021
SafelyYou accelerates growth by closing $19.5 million Series A funding round … Executives report skilled nursing occupancy dip in latest NIC survey … San Francisco leaders approve protections...
Business briefs for Friday, March 12
Mar 12, 2021
NIC acquires senior living industry market analytics platform; forms new entity for NIC MAP … Invesque execs believe the worst of the pandemic is behind the firm … Diversicare expects significant COVID-related...
