In the face of the coronavirus pandemic, LeadingAge is carrying forward the truth about the incredible work our members are doing to care for and serve older adults. Here’s how.

STATEMENTS & PRESS RELEASES

LeadingAge is proactive when it comes to shaping views and understanding of our members and the field. Following are statements and releases we've developed and distributed around the coronavirus. If you are a member of the media, please contact Lisa Sanders at lsanders@leadingage.org.

• As the President Travels to Florida Amid Coronavirus Surge Association Urges Leaders Not to Repeat Deadly COVID-19 Mistakes (7/10/20)
• As VP Travels to Pennsylvania and Virus Surges Across Nation, Local & National Association Leaders Urge Federal Leaders Not to Repeat Deadly COVID-19 Mistakes (7/9/20)
• As COVID-19 Surges Again, Is the U.S. About to Repeat its “Deadliest Mistake?” (7/8/20)
• The Non-Negotiables for Older Adults: Five Essential Truths in the Fight Against COVID-19 (7/8/20)
• As COVID-19 Crisis Escalates, Vice Presidential Florida Photo-op Underscores Need for Overhaul of Federal COVID Leadership (7/2/20)
• LeadingAge Demands Overhaul of Federal COVID Leadership As Mounting Infections, Testing and PPE Failures are Threatening Older Adults (7/2/20)
• As VP Travels to Arizona and Virus Surges Across Nation, LeadingAge Demands New Direction From Administration (7/1/20)
• 80,000 Older Americans Dead, 40% Of All COVID-19 Deaths In Nursing Homes: It’s Well Past Time For The Coronavirus Task Force, The Administration & The Hill To Prioritize Nursing Homes & Older Americans (6/26/20)
• On “National Day of Action,” Thousands of Aging Service Providers and Americans Demand that Congress Provide Real Relief for Older Americans and Care Workers in Upcoming COVID-19 Package (6/24/20)
• LeadingAge CEO Responds to HUD Worst Case Housing Needs Report to Congress: “Don’t Overlook this Critical Finding” (6/23/20)
• Statement From LeadingAge On Disturbing Trump Statement That He Ordered Testing Slow Down (6/21/20)
• Katie Smith Sloan June 17 Telepresser Remarks (6/17/20)
• New “Act For Older Adults” Campaign Urges Congress: Do Not Walk Away COVID-19 Is Not Over; Real Resources Needed to Protect Older Adults and Caregivers (6/17/20)
• Statement From LeadingAge President And CEO Katie Smith Sloan On President Trump's Fighting For America's Seniors Event On World Elder Abuse Day (6/15/20)
• LeadingAge Urges Congress to Adopt Comprehensive Relief Package to Safeguard Older Adults and Care Workers (6/10/20)
• LeadingAge CEO Urges HUD: Release Millions Earmarked for Affordable Housing for Older Adults (6/9/20) 
• Statements in Response to President Trump’s Visit to a Maine COVID-19 Testing Swab Factory (6/5/20)
• Don't Walk Away From Millions Of Older Americans (6/4/20)
• A Preventable & Slow-motion Tragedy: Backgrounder on COVID-19, Older Adults, Care Providers & Nursing Homes (6/3/20)
• LeadingAge Cites New Federal Data to Call on Policy Leaders to Protect Vulnerable Older Americans from COVID-19 (6/1/20)
• Statement From LeadingAge CEO on New Electronic Signature Guidance for HUD Housing (5/29/20)
• LeadingAge CEO Katie Smith Sloan Reaction To President Trump's Statement On Nursing Homes During Today's Rose Garden Remarks (5/26/20)
• Statement From LeadingAge CEO Regarding HHS Announcement of Nursing Home Funding (5/22/20) 
• Not Grounded in Reality: Latest CMS Guidance to States and Locals Doesn’t Address  Nursing Homes’ Massive, Ongoing Need for Tests and PPE (5/18/20) 
• As President Visits Pennsylvania PPE Distribution Center, Aging Services Leaders Detail Failure to Address COVID-19 Threats to Older Adults (5/14/20) 
• Katie Smith Sloan's Telepresser Remarks (5/14/20) 
• Adam Marles, LeadingAge PA, May 14 Telepresser Remarks (5/14/20)
• Jim Bernardo, Presbyterian Senior Living, May 14 Telepresser Remarks (5/14/20)
• LeadingAge Press Conference Recording, May 14 (5/14/20) 
• Statement From LeadingAge CEO on HEROES Act (5/14/20) 
• Statement From LeadingAge: Administration Announcement Offers Little More Than Words (5/11/20)
• Statement From LeadingAge: U.S. Policymaker Failure has Deadly Consequences (5/9/20) 
• LeadingAge's Five Essential Actions News Conference Remarks Of Katie Smith Sloan (5/7/20) 
• As Reopenings Boost Threat of COVID-19, Nonprofit Aging Services Leaders Say Policymakers Must Deliver PPE, Testing & Other Resources to Protect A Generation (5/7/20) 
• LeadingAge's 5 Essential Actions To Protect Older Americans (5/7/20) 
• Statement From LeadingAge Regarding News Reports Of White House Coronavirus Task Force Wind-Down (5/5/20) 
• LeadingAge CEO Katie Smith Sloan Reaction To President Trump’s Statement On Nursing Homes During Tonight's Town Hall (5/3/20)
• LeadingAge CEO Katie Smith Sloan Reaction To Pelosi, Mcconnnell Joint Statement Regarding COVID-19 Testing On Capitol Hill Today 05/2/20 (5/2/20) 
• Statement From LeadingAge in Reaction to the White House “Protecting America’s Seniors” Event (4/30/20) 
• Statement From LeadingAge Regarding News Reports That FEMA Will Deliver PPE To Nursing Homes in Early May (4/28/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on CMS’ Regulatory Requirements announced Apr. 19, 2020 (4/20/20) 
• With Good Data on COVID-19 Cases Paramount, LeadingAge Reiterates Commitment to Reporting with Emphasis on Public Health System Collaboration (4/12/20)
• LeadingAge VNAA / EH Statement Health and Human Services’ Initial Disbursement of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds (4/10/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on CMS’ April 2, 2020 Key Recommendations to Nursing Homes, State, Local Governments (4/3/20)
• LeadingAge Members Innovate Workforce Solutions During Coronavirus Crisis (4/1/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on Coronavirus Stimulus Bill: Disproportionate Impact on Aging Services Demands Attention (3/13/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on CMS Tightened Nursing Home Visitor Restrictions to Address Spread of Coronavirus (3/13/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on HUD Inspection Suspension for Coronavirus (3/13/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on CMS Actions to Address Spread of Coronavirus (3/4/20)

MEDIA COVERAGE & NEWS

Even when news stories paint an unflattering picture of our field, LeadingAge can contribute perspective, information, and a reality check on the truth about how members are working to protect residents, clients, staff, and communities during this public health crisis. Following are recent stories in which our executives and staff have participated.

• McKnight's Senior Living, Providers hopeful about next Senate virus relief bill (7/9/20)
• The New York Times, 
  

  Grave Shortages of Protective Gear Flare Again as Covid Cases Surge (7/8/20)

• The Atlantic, The U.S. Is Repeating Its Deadliest Pandemic Mistake (7/6/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, ‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living, industry group says (7/6/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, House passes two bills supporting affordable seniors housing (7/6/20)
• Wall Street Journal, Pence Drops In on Coronavirus Hot Spots (7/3/20)
• Insider NJ, Menendez Introduces Bill to Ensure Seniors in Federal Housing Can Live Safely, Stay Healthy during Pandemic (7/2/20)
• Washington Post, Caregivers on the front lines in nursing homes risk health, safety during pandemic (6/29/20)
• ABC News, For 2 types of senior living homes facing coronavirus, a striking disparity in federal support (6/29/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, WH task force ‘outrageous’ for not prioritizing nursing homes, group says (6/29/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Severe housing problems among elderly grow despite decline in overall national trend: study (6/26/20)
• CNN, Seniors in affordable housing vulnerable to coronavirus (6/25/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, CMS issues ‘long overdue’ visitation guidelines for nursing homes (6/25/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Senior living gets reprieve as healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients are exempted from federal freeze on immigration visas (6/25/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, 10 states include assisted living in their coronavirus-related reopening plans (6/24/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, Senators Ask FEMA to Explain Reports of Faulty PPE Shipments to Nursing Homes (6/23/20)
• CBS Dallas-Ft. Worth, Nursing Homes Receive ‘Unusable’ Gowns, Gloves And Masks From FEMA (6/22/20)
• Home Health Care News, Coronavirus Daily Update: PQHH Sends New Letter to CMS; LeadingAge Responds to Trump’s Testing Statement (6/21/20)
• The Hill, Caring for American seniors at home during crisis, and beyond (6/19/20)
• ABC News, Coronavirus ‘second wave’ debate ‘misses the whole point,’ experts say (6/18/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Campaign urges Congress to end ‘national nightmare’ of COVID-19 and protect older adults, caregivers (6/18/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, ‘COVID-19 pandemic is not over’: Provider leader calls for more relief for aging services (6/18/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, This is how you lead during a pandemic (6/18/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, As Officials Fear Second COVID-19 Wave Amid Reopening, Many Providers Still Dealing with First (6/17/20)
• Senior Housing News, Covid-19 Bulletin: Brookdale Lays Out Reopening Criteria; LeadingAge, Nonprofit Execs Hit Back at Pence Comments (6/17/20)
• Homecare Magazine, New “Act For Older Adults” Campaign Urges Congress: Do Not Walk Away (6/17/20)
• ABC News, Nursing homes got masks that 'probably should have never gone out': Official (6/16/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Senior living affected as LGBT individuals get protection on the job but not for healthcare (6/16/20) 
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, More states turning to Medicaid to help providers during pandemic (6/16/20)
• ABC News, Mike Pence promised gear for nursing homes, but some of what arrived was subpar, organizations say (6/13/20)
• NBC 10, ’Too Little Too Late’: Government Gave Nursing Homes ‘Useless and Expired Supplies,’ Groups Say (6/12/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Providers appeal to VP to investigate PPE distribution ‘failures’; Senate subcommittee holds hearing on pandemic’s impact on nursing homes (6/12/20)
• Jama Network, “Abandoned” Nursing Homes Continue to Face Critical Supply and Staff Shortages as COVID-19 Toll Has Mounted (6/11/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, As Stories of ‘Useless’ PPE Sent to Nursing Homes Pile Up, Providers Demand Investigation into FEMA Response (6/11/20)
• Kaiser Health News, 
  

  Federal Help Falters As Nursing Homes Run Short Of Protective Equipment (6/11/20)

• Wall Street Journal, Nursing Homes Say Some Protective Gear Sent by FEMA Is Unusable (6/11/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, LeadingAge urges Congress to adopt comprehensive COVID-19 relief package for older adults, care workers (6/11/20)
• CNN, Nursing homes receive defective equipment as part of Trump administration supply initiative (6/10/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, LeadingAge calls on HUD to release millions earmarked for affordable senior housing (6/10/20)
• The Hill, Nursing homes fail to get COVID-19 under control (6/7/20)
• Modern Healthcare, Pandemic proves to be pivotal moment for senior care (6/6/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Preparation and F-tag knowledge will keep providers clear of huge, new infection control penalties, experts say (6/4/20)
• Vox, Why the coronavirus has taken so many lives in US nursing homes (6/3/20)
• NBC News, The government counts 26,000 COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes. That's at least 14,000 deaths too low (6/2/20)
• USA Today, ‘A national disgrace’: 40,600 deaths tied to U.S. nursing homes (6/2/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Urgent need exists for significant federal investment in preserving affordable housing: report (6/2/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Providers face fines up to $20K for infection control deficiencies, CMS says (6/2/20)
• Bloomberg Law, Covid-19 Death Toll at Nation’s Nursing Homes Near 26,000 (1) (6/1/20)
• Home Healthcare News, HHCN Survey: 92% of Home Health Agencies Have Lost Revenue Due to Coronavirus (6/1/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Feds ‘irresponsible’ to pass COVID-19 testing burdens on to providers, states (6/1/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Fund all costs for COVID-19 testing of senior living staff, LeadingAge CEO asks leaders in Congress (6/1/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, ‘Talk to Your Governor’ Not Enough to Support Nursing Homes as Value of One-Time Testing Comes into Question (5/31/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, Rethink Podcast #27: Katie Smith Sloan of LeadingAge (5/29/20)
• The Washington Post, Nursing homes turn to quick fix training to meet pandemic staffing needs (5/28/20)
• KCRA, Lack of money, mandates delay COVID tests in nursing homes (5/28/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, $672 million would be cost of one-time COVID-19 testing for all assisted living and nursing home residents, staff, AHCA / NCAL says (5/28/20)
• Sinclair Broadcast/ABC, New numbers for nursing home deaths paint concerning picture for the road ahead (5/27/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Heroes leading long-term care’s charge (5/27/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments ab out PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system encourages surveyors to give deficiencies, Parkinson says (5/27/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Deaths at long-term care facilities account for about 40% of COVID-19 fatalities, reports find (5/27/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, Plan to Reopen Nursing Homes ‘Virtually Impossible’ with Current Testing, PPE Capacity (5/26/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, As HHS gives $4.9 billion to nursing homes, provider groups ‘disappointed’ that COVID-19 support still eludes senior living (5/26/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Following feds’ $4.9B distribution, expert calls for regulators to address local payment inequities (5/26/20)
• Health Affairs, Under The Radar: Affordable Senior Housing Communities Need Support To Fight COVID-19 (5/22/20)
• NBC News, Trump admin won't require nursing homes to count COVID-19 deaths that occurred before May 6 (5/22/20)
• Senior Housing News, Invisible Industry: Patience Wears Thin As Senior Living Pleads for Government Support (5/21/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Providers stress testing, need for additional resources following federal reopening guidance (5/19/20)
• Bloomberg Law, Federal Guidelines Pave Way for Nursing Homes to Reopen (1) (5/18/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, CMS Issues Guidance to States on Reopening Nursing Homes: Universal Testing Needed to Lift Visitation Ban (5/18/20)
• CNN, Trump administration says coronavirus testing is key to nursing homes reopening (5/18/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Long-term care struggles for COVID-19 resources speak to deeper societal issue, leaders say (5/15/20) 
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Providers want more details after administration calls for universal testing at nursing homes (5/15/20)
• NBC News, Trump wants nursing homes to test all staff and residents. That may not be possible (5/14/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, White House announcements do nothing to help non-nursing home settings, LeadingAge says; AARP opposes litigation immunity for providers (5/12/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Trump takes on governors, pushes states to universally test nursing home residents, staff (5/12/20)
• The Wall Street Journal, New York Sent Recovering Coronavirus Patients to Nursing Homes: ‘It Was a Fatal Error’ (5/14/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, New task force to develop guidance for reopening senior living and care communities (5/11/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Public data on coronavirus nursing home outbreaks still weeks away (5/11/20)
• The Wall Street Journal, U.S. Government Drafts Guidelines for Reopening Hard-Hit Nursing Homes (5/10/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, The naked truth about COVID-19 priorities (5/8/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, LeadingAge calls for ample PPE, as providers ‘scrounge’ for supplies in indescribable places (5/8/20)
• NBC News, The government still doesn't know how many nursing homes have coronavirus outbreaks (5/8/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Five-point plan will protect older adults, caregivers, LeadingAge says (5/8/20)
• Senior Housing News, Covid-19 Bulletin: Getting PPE From ‘Parking Lot Guy’; Memory Care Occupancy Pressure Increasing (5/7/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, With Federal Help Pending, ‘Parking Lot Guy’ Becomes Most Reliable Source of PPE for Nursing Homes (5/7/20)
• Bloomberg, Senior Living Providers Fight for Covid Funds, Protective Gear (5/7/20)
• Homecare Health News, As Providers Resort to Parking Lot PPE Deals, LeadingAge Demands Federal Help (5/7/20)
• Politico, Disabled, elderly going without home care amid shortage of protective gear and tests (5/3/20)
• Forbes, Sorry President Trump, But A Few Masks and A Commission Won’t Help Senior Living Facilities And Their Residents (5/1/20)
• The Washington Post, Trump uses White House events to project return to normalcy while relying on testing that public lacks (5/1/20)
• ABC, As some states race for mass testing in nursing homes, others lag behind (5/1/20)
• NPR, Trump Announces Panel To Look At Nursing Home Responses To Coronavirus Outbreak (5/1/20)
• NBC News, Critics: Trump plan to send week of PPE to nursing homes not enough (5/1/20)
• Politico, Trump administration readies PPE shipments to nursing homes ravaged by virus (5/1/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, One nursing group condemns, another praises Trump's new nursing home commission and PPE delivery plans - News (5/1/20)
• Washington Times, Donald Trump announces coronavirus nursing home protections (5/1/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Changes revealed in nursing home COVID-19 reporting demands; states are cautioned about reopening - News (5/1/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Long-term care tries on the emperor's new suit of clothes - Daily Editors' Notes (5/1/20)
• The Hill, Trump outlines initiatives to protect nursing homes (4/30/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, Trump Orders Formation of Nursing Home Quality, Safety Commission in Wake of COVID-19 Crisis (4/30/20)
• Senior Housing News,, White House Offers 'Practically Nothing' to Assisted Living, Pledges Nursing Home Aid (4/30/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, COVID-19 fight in long-term care not limited to nursing homes or for-profits, LeadingAge tells federal officials (4/30/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Industry advocates: Test all facility residents for COVID-19; late PPE promises ‘disgraceful’ (4/29/20)
• Mcknight's Long Term Care News, Provider groups develop heat map to aid coronavirus response; FEMA to deliver PPE (4/29/20)
• Mcknight's Senior Living, Department of Labor announces virus-related liability protections in light of executive order (4/29/20)
• BloombergLaw: Coronavirus Liability Shields for Nursing Homes Only Go So Far (4/24/20)
• NPR: Nursing Homes Ask States For Immunity From Civil Suits Amid COVID-19 (4/23/20)
• MSNBC: Coronavirus in Long-Term Care: Katie Smith Sloan Interview (4/22/20)
• WGN News: Action being taken to protect the elderly during coronavirus pandemic: Katie Smith Sloan Interview (4/22/20)
• The Atlantic: A Senior Home’s ‘Drastic Step’ to Enforce Social Distancing (4/21/20)
• BloombergLaw: Nursing Home Reporting Rules Receive Mixed Industry Reception (4/20/20)
• NBC News: Coronavirus deaths in U.S. nursing homes soar to more than 5,500 (4/15/20)
• Senior Housing News: Covid-19 Bulletin: Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing a ‘Perfect Storm’ for Covid-19; A Testing ‘Game-Changer’ (4/15/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: CMS releases additional direction on transferring, discharging coronavirus residents (4/14/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: CMS expected to order COVID-19 reporting; nursing home deaths surpass 3,600 (4/14/20)
• Skilled Nursing News: As Death Toll Tops 3,000, CMS Could Release New COVID-19 Reporting Guidance for Nursing Homes This Week (4/13/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Stimulus package funding begins rolling in for providers (4/13/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Desperate for testing, PPE, providers asked to report all COVID cases to authorities (4/13/20)
• McKnight's Senior Living News: PPE, COVID-19 testing could depend on provider reporting, associations say (4/13/20)
• The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Medicare Agency Said to Seek Better Covid-19 Disclosures by Nursing Homes (4/12/20)
• WebMD: COVID-19 Shows Gaps in Controls at Nursing Homes (4/10/20)
• Home Healthcare News: CMS Releases Allocation Details, Conditions of Participation for Emergency Payments to Home Health Providers (4/10/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Senators propose $25K pay increases for essential workers; nurse practitioners gain privileges at nursing homes (4/10/20)
• Bloomberg Law: Nursing Homes Face Covid-19 Risk After Waiting Period Rollback (4/9/20)
• Barron's: Health-Care Workers Risk Spreading Covid-19 (4/9/20)
• KFGO: Nursing home deaths rise in Maryland with tests, protective gear scarce (4/8/20)
• Politico: How public health failed nursing homes (4/6/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: Also in the News for Thursday, April 2 (4/2/20)
• Home Healthcare News: More Telehealth, Less Red Tape: What Agencies Should Know About CMS’s Home Health Changes (4/1/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: CMS waives nurse-aide training, certification requirements (4/1/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: NextStep partnership offers CNAs new COVID-readiness certificate (4/1/20)
• Kaiser Health News: Coronavirus Patients Caught In Conflict Between Hospital And Nursing Homes (3/30/20)
• Modern Healthcare: Judge: Medicare patients can appeal hospitals' observation status decisions (3/30/20)
• Next Avenue: Should You Consider Taking a Loved One Out of a Long-Term-Care Facility Now? (3/30/20)
• Modern Healthcare: Some healthcare workers need stronger COVID-19 protections (3/27/20)
• The Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus Hits Nursing Homes Hard, as Staff Combat Infections, Shortages (3/26/20)
• The Conversation: Who cares for those most vulnerable to COVID-19? 4 questions about home care aides answered (3/25/20)
• Home Health Care News: [Updated] $2 Trillion Stimulus Bill Would Relax Home Health Certification Requirements, Encourage Telehealth Use (3/25/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: BREAKING: Groundbreaking decision on ‘observation stays’: Federal court permits right to appeal, opens access to long-term care (3/25/20)
• Seniors Housing Business: Seniors Housing Associations Lobby for Variety of COVID-19 Measures (3/25/20)
• McKnight's Senior Living: Affordable senior housing needs COVID-19 guidance, relief, LeadingAge says; CMS, DOJ announce news (3/23/20)
• Wall Street Journal: U.S. to Pause Routine Nursing-Home Inspections (3/23/20)
• Barron's: 10 Things to Know About Senior Living Facilities and the Coronavirus Threat They Face (3/21/20)
• Convene Magazine: Working Through Event Postponement Details (3/20/20)
• McKnight's Senior Living: Senior housing and care facilities could help employ today’s out-of-work restaurant, hotel and retail workers (3/20/20)
• The Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus Outbreaks Spreading in Nursing Homes (3/19/20)
• Hospice News: "Hospice Industry to Congress: 'We Need Support'” (3/18/20)
• Financial Times: "Seattle shortfall triggers calls for Trump to guarantee medical supplies" (3/17/20)
• Market Watch: How to make sure your loved one is protected from coronavirus if they’re in a nursing home (3/17/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: "CMS waives three-day stay requirement, MDS deadlines as dining struggles emerge amid COVID-19 response" (3/17/20)
• Newsy: "Coronavirus Risks Could Keep Older Voters At Home On Election Day" (3/17/20)
• Senior Housing News: "Coronavirus Put People Out Of Work. Senior Living Providers Want to Hire Them." (3/16/20)
• WBUR: "Senior Housing Providers Say Government Lacks Plan To Help Older Adults During Coronavirus Crisis" (3/16/20)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News: "CMS guidance bans most visitors, communal dining at nursing homes over COVID-19" (3/16/20)
• Next Avenue: Coronavirus: Protection in Long-Term Care (3/10/20)
• New York Times: "As Coronavirus Spreads, How You Can Protect a Family Member in a Nursing Home" (3/6/20)
• The Wall Street Journal: Nursing Homes Brace for Coronavirus Outbreak Amid Staffing Concerns (3/6/20)
• The Philadelphia Inquirer: Coronavirus appears most dangerous to seniors. How can they be protected? (3/5/20)
• Boston Globe: At senior living homes, a heightened readiness as coronavirus looms (3/1/20)

Be sure to visit LeadingAge's main coronavirus resources page for more information, tools and resources to help all aging services providers plan for and respond to COVID-19.