With few exceptions, licensed Georgia providers, including but not limited to, nursing homes, assisted living communities, personal care homes, hospices, home health agencies, and community living arrangements, will now file...more
On April 20, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) publicly released data on home health and hospice agency ownership for the first time. The data is derived from self-reported information (primarily...more
Applicants for personal care home (“PCH”) and assisted living community (“ALC”) licenses in Georgia will now submit a revised financial stability affidavit with any initial or change of ownership application. The revised...more
In a previous article, we discussed Georgia’s announcement to award over $217 million to eligible healthcare facilities as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act (“ARPA”), which was signed into law by Congress on March 11,...more
Parties typically involved in the ownership or operation of a skilled nursing facility (“SNF”) or assisted living facility (“ALF”) include the property owner, operator/licensee, and management company. For a variety of...more
The initial phase of Provider Relief Funds (“Funds”) was distributed in April 2020, and since then, many providers have been playing catch up. The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) recently addressed two...more
Georgia assisted living communities and personal care homes will be eligible for up to $100,000 of grant funding to reimburse COVID-related expenses. Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp announced he will award over $217 million...more
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Sweeping new regulatory standards governing assisted living facilities operating in Minnesota are set to go into effect on August 1, 2021. The Assisted Living Licensure law under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 144G, is the...more
Healthcare providers, including assisted living facilities and nursing homes, that have undergone a recent change of ownership (CHOW) have had unique challenges as federal and state agencies have rolled out COVID-19 funding...more
Providers, including assisted living facilities, behavioral health providers, and certain previously ineligible healthcare providers, will be able to apply for a new phase of Provider Relief Funding (“Funding”) beginning...more
Private-pay assisted living providers may be able to take a sigh of relief as they can now submit an application for the $18 Billion Phase 2 General Distribution. On September 1, the Department of Health & Human Services...more
Senior living trade associations are asking private-pay assisted living/memory care providers to submit data for a possible CARES Act disbursement. The associations, which include the American Seniors Housing Association...more
Every healthcare and public health tool available is engaged in the fight against COVID-19. Few tools are more precious than beds, and perhaps no bed is more precious during this time than hospital beds, where the most sick...more
A critical question faced by state agencies as well as owners, operators, and managers of assisted living facilities is whether to permit new admissions. ...more
On February 1, 2016, the Utah Legislature's House Health and Human Services Committee debated proposed legislation permitting an assisted living facility resident, or their representative, to install a video or audio...more
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Susan Collins (R-ME), Claire McCaskill (D-MO), and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) requested in a letter dated July 8, 2015 that the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) undertake a review of...more