As the trusted voice for aging, LeadingAge is speaking out to ensure that decisionmakers and the public have accurate information on the novel coronavirus' impact on our field. Following are resources, statements and media release for journalists, as well as select media coverage. If you are a member of the media, please contact Lisa Sanders at lsanders@leadingage.org.

LeadingAge is proactive when it comes to shaping views and understanding of our members and the field. Following are recent statements and releases we've developed and distributed around the coronavirus. 

• LeadingAge Statement on HHS’ Second Round Nursing Home Quality Incentive Payments (12/7/20)
• Statement From LeadingAge on Congressional Relief Negotiations (12/3/20)
• LeadingAge Comment on Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ Interim Recommendation on Vaccination Allocation Prioritization (12/1/20)

• Long-Term Care and Senior Living Leaders Emphasize Need For Residents And Staff To Receive Prioritization For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution (11/30/20)
• In COVID's "Darkest Hour," Aging Services Leaders Sign Joint Thanksgiving Plea to Americans and their Leaders (11/23/20)
• Open Letter to the American People (11/23/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on CMS’s Alert Regarding Holiday Visitation in Nursing Homes (11/18/20)
• As COVID-19 Death Toll Approaches 100,000 in Long-Term Care Settings, Aging Services Providers Need Immediate Congressional Relief (11/18/20)
• Aging Services Leader Calls on Congress to Immediately Refocus on Older Americans at Their Time of Greatest Need (11/10/20)
• LeadingAge Releases Survey Results: Aging Services and Testing (11/9/20)
• Aging Services Leader’s Plea: Don’t Let the Politics of the Pandemic Overshadow the Threat to Older Adults (10/29/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on HHS’ Nursing Home Quality Incentive Payments (10/28/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on Introduction of the Home Health Emergency Access to Telehealth (HEAT) Act (10/23/20)
• Almost 60% of Affordable Senior Housing Providers Surveyed Report COVID Cases—and Even More are Struggling to Pay for Pandemic Supplies (10/21/20)
• Will this Presidential Debate Finally Focus on Escalating COVID Threats to Older Americans? (10/20/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on Operation Warp Speed’s Pharmacy Partnership (10/16/20)
• Nursing Homes & Aging Services Providers Warn: Older Americans Under Increasing Threat from A Perfect Storm of COVID-19, Flu Season, and Federal Inaction (10/15/20)
• LeadingAge Statement on Administration’s Ending Covid Relief Negotiations (10/6/20)
• LeadingAge CEO Statement in Response to President Trump's Tweet ("Don't Be Afraid of COVID. Don't Let it Dominate Your Life." (10/5/20)
• LeadingAge Calls On Vice Presidential Debate Moderator Not to Ignore the Needs of Older Adults Amid Escalating Covid Deaths (10/5/20)

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, $3 billion addition to Provider Relief Fund ‘falls woefully short,’ provider groups say (12/22/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, Providers Welcome Pending COVID-19 Relief Package, But Emphasize It’s Only a First Step (12/21/2)
• McKnight's Long-Term Care News, HHS gives nursing homes ‘a fighting chance,’ releases $1.1B more in federal relief funding (12/17/20) 
• McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, Industry leaders demand action on COVID relief proposals worth $2B for providers (12/16/20)
• Modern Healthcare,  Two-thirds of nursing homes risk closure in 2021, survey shows (12/16/20)
• McKnight's Senior Living, Long-term care industry urges action as COVID-19 lawsuit protections remain biggest sticking point in federal relief bill (12/14/20)
• McKnight's Senior Living, Vaccine authorization is ‘ray of hope’ but only first step in beating COVID-19, long-term care provider groups say (12/14/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, Providers try to seal the deal: Press Congress and governors for top vaccine priority following key vote (12/5/20)
• Home Health Care News, Legislation Aimed at Expanding Advance Care Planning Introduced in Senate (12/2/20)
• Modern Healthcare, Vaccinating long-term care residents, staff for COVID-19 comes with challenges (12/2/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, Florida’s John Knox Village stands tall against COVID-19 (11/25/20)
• NBC News, Covid-19 outbreaks in nursing homes hit record high (11/24/20)
• Modern Healthcare, Ohio Medicaid launches program to curb long-term care loneliness (11/24/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, LeadingAge issues ‘call to action’ to public to prevent more COVID-19 deaths (11/23/20)
• Modern Healthcare, Older adults at 'ground zero' during COVID-19 pandemic (11/23/20)
• Skilled Nursing News, 2021 Will See ‘Many Facilities Fail’ Without Federal, State Help (11/23/20)
• The Hill, Giving direct care workers a raise is a win-win — here's proof (11/20/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Senior living operators wrestle with ‘holiday leave’ guidelines amid pandemic (11/20/20)
• HealthTech, LeadingAge20: Improve Telehealth for Senior Care in 5 Steps (11/20/20)
• WGN, Chicago area nursing homes struggle to keep COVID-19 out of facilities (11/19/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, Vast majority of providers struggling to fill work shifts or hire new employees: industry survey shows (11/19/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Flipping mindset to focus on the future will help CCRCs thrive post-pandemic: speakers (11/19/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Home care’s future looks bright — and daunting — as workforce challenges loom large (11/19/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Many nonprofit operators can’t handle new COVID-19 cases without more financial support: survey (11/19/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Direct care workers experience pandemic challenges, but rate employer preparation, communication high: study (11/19/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, CMS issues formal alert on how nursing homes should manage Thanksgiving visits (11/18/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Opportunities are on the horizon for senior living development, expansions: panel (11/18/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, ‘We’re entering a very difficult period,’ former FDA commissioner says of pandemic (11/18/20)
• NextAvenue, 3 reasons there will be a wave of nursing home closures (11/17/20)
• The Pilot, St. Joseph of the Pines Reducing Skilled Nursing Capacity (11/17/20)
• Senior Housing News, Kendal COO: Senior Living Industry Needs More Consumer Transparency, Diverse Leadership (11/17/20)
• HealthTech, LeadingAge20: Easy Tech Strategies to Engage Isolated Seniors (11/16/20)
• Home Health Care News, ‘Hundreds of Millions of Dollars’ Being Put Toward At-Home Testing Efforts, HHS Says (11/16/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, CEO shares wish list for change and ‘most radical thought of all’ (11/13/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, Supply chain management challenges continue to plague senior living providers: LeadingAge panel (11/13/20)
• Politico, Pandemic invades nursing homes again (11/11/20)
• The New York Times, The Surging Coronavirus Finds a Federal Leadership Vacuum (11/11/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, COVID-19 shouldn’t stop senior living operators from planning for the future: speakers (11/11/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, Establish inoculation program ahead of coronavirus vaccine release, legal experts advise (11/11/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, A long-term care leader’s sphere of influence (11/11/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, COVID-19 is operational, legal stress test for senior living industry, provider attorneys say (11/11/20)
• Senior Housing News, How Covid-19 Led Covenant, Asbury to Swiftly Revamp Their Strategic Plans (11/10/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, The ‘bright spots’ of COVID (11/10/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, Providers plead for urgent action on COVID-19 from Congress, Biden (11/10/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, More COVID-19 relief needed before January, provider groups say (11/10/20)
• McKnight’s Senior Living, COVID-19, HCBS expected to be areas of focus for Biden/Harris administration: LeadingAge (11/10/20)
• Home Health Care News, ‘Our Work Begins with Getting COVID Under Control’: What a Biden Administration Means for Home-Based Care (11/9/20)
• Senior Housing News,  37% of Nonprofit Senior Living and Care Providers Not Using Abbott Rapid Tests (11/9/20)
• McKnight’s Long Term Care News, Federal judge vacates ‘Public Charge’ rule denounced by LTC advocates (11/4/20)

All of LeadingAge's media statements and materials are available by month and visit the main coronavirus resources page for more information, tools and resources to help all aging services providers plan for and respond to COVID-19. If you are a member of the media, please contact Lisa Sanders at lsanders@leadingage.org.