With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee set to vote today on the first priority groups to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, major aging services organizations are calling on the federal government and states to not leave older adults and their caregivers behind again.
Responding to a worsening pandemic, Argentum assembled a working group of clinical experts to address key COVID-related challenges to help guide its assisted living members.
Argentum on Wednesday asked members of the Senate Appropriations Committee for up to $5 billion to ensure adequate testing and personal protective equipment in assisted living, memory care and continuing care retirement communities.
With the presidential election over and former Vice President Joe Biden the projected winner, senior living industry association leaders say they are optimistic about future efforts related to the battle against COVID-19 and are taking proactive steps to ward off any potential attempts to regulate the industry at the federal level.
Half of Argentum members participating in a new poll said they have encountered obstacles in securing payment for COVID-19 tests for residents or staff members.
Almost half of the Argentum members who have applied and been approved for federal Provider Relief Fund monies to help with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses have not received the aid yet, according to a new poll. And almost a third of the respondents that have received their funds estimate that they will cover one month or less of lost revenue or increased expenses due to the pandemic.
More than 9,000 long-term care providers had signed up for the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care Program as of this past Friday, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. The deadline is midnight ET on this coming Friday.
Citing “significant attention and opposition from many stakeholders and members of Congress,” HHS has revised requirements for Provider Relief Fund reporting and broadened the definition of “lost revenue.” The move, announced Thursday, is expected to enable senior living operators to retain a greater amount of federal aid they receive as they battle the coronavirus.
After finally receiving much-needed Provider Relief Fund dollars, senior living operators are raising concerns about new reporting requirements related to the aid, saying they create confusion and potential barriers to retaining it, according to two industry trade organizations.
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