Assisted living supply has improved in three states in recent years, as measured by the number of assisted living and residential care units per 1,000 people aged 75 or more years, according to the 2020 Long-Term Services and Supports State Scorecard, released Thursday by the AARP and the AARP Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and the SCAN Foundation.
A new “playbook” for public health officials shares three ways that federal and other efforts related to the development and distribution of a vaccine against COVID-19 will affect senior living: implementation, prioritization and provision of vaccination services.
The Department of Health and Human Services on Monday extended until Sept. 21 the deadline for assisted living providers to begin their applications for funding under the Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distribution allocation.
Sunday is the deadline for assisted living operators and all others applying for funding under the Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distribution allocation to begin the application process by submitting a tax identification number for validation.
The federal government answered the call for relief earlier this month when it deemed that assisted living providers now are eligible for provider relief funds. But that relief comes with some pretty significant strings attached, according to one legal expert.
The push for support for assisted living from Uncle Sam is intensifying. But as any skilled care operator will remind you, Uncle Sam tends to be a very demanding business partner.
Senior living providers are expected to have access soon to funding from the federal government to help them with their COVID-19-related expenses, according to the American Seniors Housing Association. Although a total dollar allocation for industry providers has not been disclosed, it is thought that the formula will be similar to HHS funding distributions to other types of healthcare organizations: 2% of 2019 gross revenues.
Legislation aimed at increasing COVID-19 case reporting requirements and oversight of assisted living operators is gaining support among Democrats in Congress.
The occupancy rate for senior living properties with a majority of assisted living units fell 1.7% last month, according to new data from the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s NIC MAP Data Service. That’s the biggest drop assisted living has seen since April, and it pushes occupancy rates to a new low of 82.9%
Operators, especially those of assisted living and memory care communities, can’t pretend they are separate from or not providing healthcare.
