Building awareness of senior living successes in COVID-19 battle
A new campaign aims to make sure more people understand the value of senior living.
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New task force to develop guidance for reopening senior living and care communities
Representatives of more than 140 senior housing and care operators and members of four associations advocating for U.S. providers are joining forces with other groups in a new effort to provide guidance for safely reopening U.S. and Canadian communities and facilities given COVID-19 considerations.
Industry repeats call for resources as Congress members ask for assisted living COVID-19 case details
Industry associations are supporting the transparency requested by three members of Congress who have asked 11 assisted living companies to detail their case counts and strategies related to COVID-19 — including use of personal protective equipment and testing, but the associations also continue to call on the federal government to prioritize assisted living operators for PPE and other resources to battle the disease.
COVID-19 fight in long-term care not limited to nursing homes or for-profits, LeadingAge tells federal officials
LeadingAge is urging the federal government to ensure that all aging services providers — not just nursing homes, and not just for-profit providers — receive “meaningful” amounts of personal protective equipment, “effective and efficient” testing, and a “comprehensive approach to supporting older adults and the workers who care for them” as providers fight to prevent or contain the spread of COVID-19.
Long-term care industry calls — again — for priority testing, staffing, funding for ‘epic battle’ against coronavirus
The long-term care industry repeated a call to government officials to prioritize COVID-19 testing, staffing and emergency funding to support senior living in the COVID-19 battle. The effort comes as another association launched a campaign to call attention to the need for PPE in senior living.
Government PPE plans could have ‘grave consequences’ for senior living residents, staff, groups say
Federal and state advocates for senior living and home- and community-based services providers say it is a mistake for governments not to prioritize these providers’ needs for personal protective equipment and funding.
COVID-19 is priority, but associations in discussions about industry standards
Addressing COVID-19 challenges remains a priority for senior living associations, but discussions continue about the best way to ensure quality in communities after the American National Standards Institute’s Executive Standards Council ruled to uphold Argentum’s application to be an accredited developer of industry standards.
Pandemic not dampening desire for luxury retirement living
A pandemic is not preventing Moorings Park Grande Lake in Naples, FL, from opening and continuing to attract interest. “We have closed over $77 million in sales during the last two weeks,” a Moorings Park executive says. Entrance fees start at $1.5 million.
A favor that could change senior living oversight
Assisted living operators have marketed themselves as “un-nursing homes.” But the field may have just made that position more difficult to defend.
New online resource matches job-seekers with senior living positions, lets operators post openings
Argentum and the American Seniors Housing Association have announced a new resource to help workers who have been displaced due to the fallout from COVID-19 find a new employment opportunity in senior living.
