National Healthcare Investors (NYSE: NHI) and American Healthcare Investors (AHI) have seen senior living occupancy backslide in recent weeks during the surge in Covid-19 cases related to the delta variant. However, leaders with the two companies are optimistic that the tide might be turning again. And, they anticipate that the fourth quarter of 2021 could […]
Argentum
Senior living industry association Argentum is pivoting to focus more on public policy, particularly at the federal level, in light of the Covid-19 crisis. Over about the last 18 months, the organization doubled its government relations staff to six people and increased its expenditures related to public policy, Argentum President and CEO James Balda told […]
Senior living providers have been on the leading edge of implementing Covid-19 vaccine mandates for employees — and soon, they must be joined by every large company in the United States. President Biden on Thursday announced plans to order companies with 100 or more employees to mandate coronavirus vaccinations for workers or test them for […]
Randy Richardson has waited 15 months to be back among the industry professionals he holds so dear. Because the 2020 Argentum Senior Living Executive Conference went virtual at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Richardson, president and CEO of Vi, will be rejoining his industry peers in person at Argentum 2021, to be held September […]
Senior living providers had incurred about $22.5 billion in uncompensated financial losses related to Covid-19 as of March 2021. That’s according to estimates released Wednesday by industry association Argentum, based on what the organization described as “a representative national sample.” Uncompensated losses could grow to $29.8 billion through the first half of this year, Argentum […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Tuesday that it is now requiring nursing homes to report on the status of Covid-19 vaccinations for residents and staff. And, the agency said it’s seeking comment on whether to do the same for providers of assisted living. The interim final rule requires long-term care facilities […]
Long-established Beehive, home care mainstay BrightStar and newcomer Majestic offer different franchise models It isn’t a boom yet, but interest in franchise ownership of senior living properties has grown recently, and this model shows signs of becoming more prevalent as baby boomer demand gains strength in the coming years. Franchise-based senior living already was gaining […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Monday released new guidelines allowing Americans who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 the flexibility to socialize and engage in routine activities, even among people who have not yet been vaccinated — another important step toward what a post-pandemic landscape would look like. The announcement is […]
The senior living industry was sidelined from federal financial support for much of last year, due in part to lawmakers’ lack of familiarity with the sector. Going forward, the industry should do a better job of connecting private-pay senior living with the Medicare and Medicaid programs that command so much attention from lawmakers, Brandywine Living […]
One day after President Joe Biden took office, his administration released its national strategy for combating Covid-19. The 200-page plan calls for a “laser-focus” on vaccinating people at highest risk, including older adults and people in congregate settings, as well as “targeted surge assistance” to help contain Covid-19 outbreaks in assisted living. “The United States […]
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