A majority (64%) of senior living communities reported no COVID-19 deaths in 2020, according to an analysis of COVID-19 deaths across the long-term care residential continuum released today.
The 15 states with the largest number of senior living providers collectively will incur more than $18.8 billion in uncompensated pandemic losses, according to projections released Wednesday by Argentum.
A list of the 30 largest assisted living companies from the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living shows Brookdale Senior Living leading the way.
An interim rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is “concerning” because it could lead to expanded federal regulation of assisted living, according to a speaker Wednesday on an Argentum Advocates member call.
Senior living providers have incurred $22.5 billion in pandemic-related costs to date, with uncompensated financial losses expected to grow to $29.8 billion through the first half of this year, according to new data from Argentum.
Argentum pledged Thursday to create and implement diversity and inclusion programs in its organization, joining a CEO-led initiative that includes other senior living providers and associated companies as well as leaders in other business sectors.
The third annual McKnight’s Women of Distinction awards celebration kicked off Tuesday night with some firsts, including a new category of honorees and props from NFL players. Kudos also came from a senator and the heads of industry organizations.
A bipartisan group of House legislators is asking the federal government to immediately distribute the remaining Provider Relief Funds, as well as give providers more time and flexibility in using those funds.
A new federal requirement for skilled nursing facilities to report weekly COVID-19 vaccination data may have implications for assisted living providers as efforts to increase vaccination uptake ramp up.
Senior living is looking for a piece of the latest $350 billion pandemic relief pie that was announced Monday for state and local governments. The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds. The plan permits state and local governments to distribute relief funding through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and extend “support for industries hardest hit by the crisis.”
