We hope that we can do our part in helping to spread factual information about COVID-19 as it relates to the U.S. economy and the seniors housing industry. Tune into our Instagram page each week for summaries and links to helpful articles.

Below is a master list of all the articles and reports shared since the start of the pandemic.

 

Seniors Housing Articles – Master List

 

March 8

‘Absolutely astonishing’: 90% drop in COVID cases shocks Parkinson, industry leaders

 

March 3

COVID cases fall 82% in nursing homes; vaccination will help thwart variants; advocates say

 

March 1

Feds approved one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine for emergency use

 

February 24

HHS Nominee Becerra Says More Nursing Home Aid ‘Top Priority’ – But Faces No Questions on SNF Reform

 

February 17

Vaccinations tied to drop in nursing home infections; states want greater role in pharmacy allocations

 

February 9

2021 Outlook: Senior Housing M&A Will Rise, Occupancy Will Take Longer to Recover

 

February 1

More Senior Housing Companies to Sell Assets in 2021, Regional Operators Likely to Buy

 

January 13

Atria Makes Covid-19 Vaccines Mandatory for Workers

 

January 8

Inside Aegis Living’s New Culinary Wellness Program

 

January 7

Vaccination pace to speed up in long-term care; focus is now on uptake, advocate says

 

January 6

Executive Forecast 2021: A Rare Chance For Senior Living Reinvention

 

December 11

Most states choose long-term care to receive first COVID vaccinations, feds say

 

December 10

BREAKING: FDA panel endorses emergency use authorization for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

 

December 10

10 Quotes That Capture 2020 – And Suggest  What’s Next for Senior Living

 

December 8

HHS Awards $523 Million in Second Round of Value-Based COVID Relief for Nursing Homes

 

December 4

CDC Votes to Prioritize Nursing Home Residents, Health Care Workers for COVID Vaccine

 

November 27

Nursing home residents could start receiving COVID vaccines in about 2 weeks

 

November 11

HHS to Ramp Up Point-of-Care COVID Test Distribution in Hotspots, Launch New Cue Health Nursing Home Pilot

 

October 28

BREAKING: HHS awards nursing homes $333M in COVID-19 performance reward

 

October 1

HHS Opens More Relief Funding for Assisted Living Providers

 

September 10

How Covid-19 Vaccine Timing Could Affect Senior Housing Investment Returns

 

September 8

HHS Will Send 750K Abbott Point-of-Care Tests to Nursing Homes Next Week

 

August 25

CMS to unveil new mandatory coronavirus testing, accounting requirements for nursing homes: report

 

August 20

Liability protection in, provider funding out in ‘skinny’ new Senate relief proposal

 

August 18

Feds restart regular survey inspections at nursing homes

 

August 7

Skilled Nursing Giant Ensign Returns All $110M in Federal Relief Funds After ‘Record-Breaking’ Quarter

 

August 6

SRG CEO Grust: ‘No-Touch Wellness’ Guides Our Adaptable Reopening Approach

 

August 5

Proposed 9% cut to therapy ‘potentially devastating’

 

August 3

Ventas Restructuring Gives Brookdale $500M Rent Savings Over 5 Years

 

July 31

BREAKING: Nursing homes to receive 2.2% Medicare pay raise for 2021

 

July 23

Former Rockport CEO: If Nursing Homes and Investors Don’t Embrace Reform, Industry Will Be ‘Run Over’

 

July 22

HHS to Send Additional $5 Billion From Provider Relief Fund to All Nursing Homes in U.S.

 

July 15

Federal Government Will Send Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing Units, Kits to All Nursing Homes in U.S.

 

July 14

Covid-19 ‘Caution Fatigue’ Taking Hold, But Most Senior Living Residents Satisfied

 

July 6

‘Complete Transformation’ Oakmont Senior Living Pivots to Health Care in Covid-19 Strategy

 

June 30

Covid-19 Penetration Rate Averages 1.4% in Assisted Living, 4.3% in Memory Care

 

June 29

Senior Living Providers Develop New Move-In Protocols as Nation Reopens

 

June 25

CMS Issues ‘Long Overdue’ Visitation Guidelines for Nursing Home

 

June 22

Breaking News: New Federal Nursing Home Commission Members Named

 

June 18

Nursing Home Coronavirus Commission Members Chosen

 

June 16

Atria CEO: We Are Starting Gradual Reopening, Building Company for the Future

 

June 9

HHS to Release $15B in COVID-19 Relief Funds to Medicaid Providers

 

June 7

Fight Intensifies Over Covid-19 Legal Immunity for Senior Living

 

June 3

Massachusetts Becomes First State to Resume Nursing Home Visits After Covid-19

 

June 1

Beyond the Global Health Crisis – Seniors Housing May 2020

 

May 31

Inside Vivage’s COVID-19 Testing Triage: By Targeting Nursing Home Workers, New Cases Go ‘Down to Zero’

 

May 28

Genesis Details Operating Changes Bringing Success Amid Covid-19 Pandemic

 

May 25

Aegis, Sabra, New Perspective Adapt Strategies for Covid-19 Paradigm Shifts

 

May 19

Ensign CEO Port: Nursing Home Visitor Restrictions Likely to Continue for One, Two Months

 

May 18

CMS Issues Guidance to States on Reopening Nursing Homes: Universal Testing Needed to Lift Visitation Ban

 

May 6

‘The Virus Isn’t a Death Sentence’: New Jersey Facility Takes on COVID-19 With Success

 

May 5

Nursing Homes to Feds: Expand COVID-19 Testing to All, Pay $120K Per Facility, Increase PPE Shipments

 

May 1

How to do it… Renovating During and After Covid-19

 

April 28

Vetting COVID-19 Testing Partners: What Nursing Homes Need to Know Now

 

April 28

Massachusetts Nursing Home, Now a COVID-19 Treatment Facility May Serve As Model for Others Around Country

 

April 24

Senior Living Providers Fear Covid-19 Backslide as Some States Reopen for Business

 

April 20

Argentum, ASHA Respond to Federal COVID-19 Plans

 

April 17

New $600B Covid-19 Loan Program Could Aid Senior Living After PPP Shuts Down

 

April 12

Nursing Home Staffing Strain Could Hit High Point This Week as COVID-19 Crisis Rages

 

April 9

Seniors Housing Special Report PDF

 

April 8

Skilled Nursing Facilities Could Soon See $1.5B Under CMS’s Emergency Relief Plan, With More on the Way

 

March 31

Time is Ticking for Senior Living Providers to Tap $350 B in Forgivable Payroll Loans

 

March 27

Coronavirus Federal Reserve Special Report PDF