As a group of bipartisan negotiators in Congress moves closer to finalizing a deal over the $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, senior living groups are sounding the alarm that the agreement might come at their expense.
As Congress and the administration negotiate the details of an infrastructure agreement that could top $1.2 trillion, organizations representing senior living and other long-term care providers are calling for investments in the country’s “infrastructure for aging.”
Proposed legislation creating a new visa classification is being eyed as one option to address the workforce shortages continuing to plague the senior living industry.
The federal government is making about $103 million in relief funding available to reduce burnout and promote mental health among senior living workers and others in healthcare.
Two studies have received an $11 million funding bump to find ways to reduce COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among long-term care workers.
As of June 20, only one in five nursing homes had met the industry goal of having at least 75% of staff members fully vaccinated, according to an AARP analysis released yesterday.
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 hopeful.
Requiring assisted living providers to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data to the federal government would add administrative and cost burdens to operators already challenged by the pandemic and even could stop some operators from continuing to provide services to Medicaid beneficiaries, according to representatives of several national associations providing comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
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LaShuan Bethea, J.D., M.Ed., BSN, RN, will become executive director of the National Center for Assisted Living on Sept. 1, succeeding Scott Tittle, who is leaving to join VIUM Capital as a managing director and the national lender’s first head of government relations and external affairs.
