The Covid-19 pandemic is pressuring the senior living industry in myriad ways, and providers that don’t adapt with the times risk going extinct. Life plan communities are more complex to operate in the Covid-19 era, and nonprofits generally don’t have access to the same scale and resources that their for-profit peers do. So, the pandemic […]
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A significant percentage of long-term care providers, including assisted living, are not using the Covid-19 rapid antigen tests developed by Abbott Laboratories, highlighting the need for direct access to multiple types of coronavirus testing, according to a new survey released Monday by LeadingAge. The nonprofit senior housing industry association received input from 547 of its […]
The trend of nonprofit senior housing affiliations snowballed in 2019, and smaller providers now are more motivated than ever to initiate discussions with larger groups. And, more nonprofit providers are diversifying their service lines in order to provide care to seniors off campus. These trends are on display in the 17th annual LZ 200 list […]
The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is dismantling a long-held notion among some senior living providers that health care is not their domain. That doesn’t mean senior living providers need to abandon hospitality-driven models altogether. But it does likely mean they need to rethink how they coordinate care within their communities, according to Nexus Insights Founder and […]
The financial burdens of the coronavirus pandemic have squeezed senior living margins for months — but some providers are now openly wondering how much longer they can operate normally without an even greater level of federal support. The federal government has pledged to offer some support to the private-pay sector, both in the form of […]
A new plan from the U.S. Dept. of Human Health and Services (HHS) to include private-pay assisted living providers in the allocation of Covid-19 antigen tests is a significant step in the right direction, according to some leaders in the senior living industry — even while there are still many unknowns about the effort. HHS […]
As the Covid-19 pandemic drags on and the industry worries its hardest weeks still lie ahead, many are wondering when — or even if — they will receive more support from federal, state or local governments. And, their frustration is rising. Senior living providers and industry associations have been clamoring since the outset of the […]
President Donald Trump praised his administration’s efforts in protecting older adults from Covid-19 — but LeadingAge, an association of non-profit senior service providers, believes far more must be done. Trump announced the federal government’s newest move to aid older adults living in nursing homes during a White House event titled “Protecting America’s Seniors” Thursday. Included […]
Local bans on public gatherings to prevent the spread of Covid-19 have shuttered restaurants, bars and nightclubs across the country, leaving many suddenly out of work or uncertain where their next paycheck will come from. But the senior living industry could help absorb some of the blow by hiring these workers, which would also fill […]
Several senior housing and care organizations are butting heads over the right to potentially shape new U.S. senior living standards, most recently at a hearing held Tuesday. At the core of the discussion is an effort from Argentum to help create new senior living standards with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), a national organization […]