Member News
Check out what ASHA’s doing for the seniors housing industry by clicking on the links below. For additional information related to government affairs or advocacy, please contact Jeanne McGlynn Delgado at [email protected] and Sheff Richey at [email protected]. Questions about the Associations meetings and sponsorship can be directed to Doris Maultsby at [email protected]. For all other inquiries reach out to David Schless, ASHA president & CEO at [email protected].
October 5, 2020
“ASHA’s research suggests the industry will face a $17 billion impact this year, and the combination of previous Provider Relief Fund allocations and this future phase 3 allocation will almost certainly not be enough,” ASHA President David Schless told McKnight’s Senior Living. “We continue to press members of Congress to add funds to the HHS Provider Relief Fund in future legislation, and to earmark these funds to senior living providers who have received very limited support relative to other providers.” Read moreOctober 5, 2020
The American Senior Housing Association noted in a message to its members that the Phase 3 distribution appears to favor companies and organizations that have not received as much federal aid, potentially favoring assisted living providers over skilled nursing facilities or hospitals. Read moreOctober 5, 2020
“ASHA continues to press HHS for shipments of rapid testing kits to all senior living settings, including independent living and continuing care retirement communities and life plan communities,” ASHA President David Schless said. ASHA is surveying its members to assess whether they are receiving shipments of tests. “Our sense is that only a fraction of the overall industry has received tests but are hopeful that is just a timing issue.” Read moreOctober 5, 2020
The federal government likely will make more funds available to assisted living providers soon, although it is unclear how much will be directed to the industry, and further help is needed given an estimated $17 billion financial impact that Covid-19 is set to exact on the senior living industry, according to ASHA. “The confluence of both revenue and expenditure strain on this industry is not sustainable,” ASHA President David Schless wrote in the letter. “It is critical for the continued viability of this industry to serve our seniors that additional financial support be directed from the remaining Provider Relief Fund dollars to these deserving companies.” Read moreOctober 5, 2020
Click here for the 2020 ASHA 50, the definitive annual ranking of the nation’s largest 50 seniors housing real estate owners and operators.
The five largest owners as of June 1, 2020 are: Welltower (68,689 units), Ventas Inc. (58,425 units), Brookdale (31,130 units), Healthpeak Properties (30,401 units) and Boston Capital (29,193 units). The largest five operators in the U.S. include: Brookdale (62,562 units), LCS (40,001 units) Holiday Retirement (31,684 units), Five Star Senior Living (27,398 units), and Sunrise Senior Living (24,641 units).
The ASHA 50 has been produced annually since 1994, and is considered to be the authoritative source for market-rate senior living ownership and management.
July 2, 2020
Today the American Seniors Housing Association released a Statement COVID-19 in Assisted Living Facilities Report. Please click here to read the statement.June 4, 2020
On June 4, the American Seniors Housing Association released a Statement on Racial Inequality. Please click here to read the statement.
April 14, 2020
ASHA and Argentum jointly respond to an article that appeared in The Wall Street Journal on Saturday, April 10, with the headline, Coronavirus Strikes at Least 2,100 Senior Facilities Across U.S., Killing 2,300 People. Please click here to view the letter.
April 8, 2020
ASHA and Argentum, in concert with Arena and OnShift, have launched Senior Living FastMatch to help pair the displaced workers from the hospitality and restaurant sectors with job openings in the senior living profession.
To learn more about this resource, please click here
April 6, 2020
ASHA’s written response to the article that appeared in the April 5, 2020 edition of The Wall Street Journal can be viewed by clicking here.