28,000 Assisted Living Facilities Gain Financial Support For 1 Million Seniors

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration, announced on September 1, 2020, the 28,000 assisted living facilities (ALFs) located in the USA may now apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution allocation. HHS is now encouraging ALFs to apply for funding to help minimize the financial hardships of these increased expenses caused by COVID-19.

To combat the risks and better protect their residents from the SARS-CoV2 virus, and COVID-19 disease, many ALFs have implemented recommendations that have resulted in increased healthcare-related costs to their facilities.

“HHS is committed to ensuring America’s healthcare providers have what they need to protect their patients and continue providing care through the pandemic,“ said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “By expanding the Provider Relief Fund to assisted living facilities, we are supporting more frontline providers and helping to protect the nearly 1 million vulnerable older Americans in their care.”