Bipartisan Pandemic Legislation Includes $2 billion for Testing, Tracing in Assisted Living, Other Settings

The framework for a bipartisan $908 billion COVID-19 relief package, released Dec. 9, includes measures directed at addressing the struggles of assisted living and other long-term care operators.

ASHA President David Schless echoed that the senior living industry needs help now, adding that ASHA also is calling for temporary and limited liability protections for the industry “given the likelihood of legal challenges ahead that will create additional, unnecessary and unfair financial strain on this industry.” Read more.