Argentum and its state partner, the Florida Senior Living Association (FSLA), have requested Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to provide assistance to senior living providers who have experienced losses as a result of Hurricane Ian.

The Midterm Elections are just around the corner, which will decide control of the U.S. Senate and House for the 118th Congress convening in January. Argentum Advocates are invited to an exclusive briefing on Wednesday, November 2 at 2pm ET to learn more about the state of the race and key issues at play.

Bill and Bob Thomas (Principals) Senior Star graciously hosted a meeting in Tulsa, Okla., this week with honored guest Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and leaders of the senior living industry and Alzheimer’s Association.

Paul Williams, vice president of government relations, Argentum, along with Mike Bivens, Brian Bivens, and Nicole Painter of Bivens & Associates, Argentum’s lobbying team in Tennessee, had a meeting this week with Tennessee State Rep. Greg Vital (R-Harrison) and Morning Pointe Senior Living Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Franklin Farrow.

Argentum met with officials of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) this week to discuss matters related to the Provider Relief Fund for Phase IV regular consideration and Phase III reconsiderations.

As Congress races to finish their official business on Capitol Hill, join us for the upcoming Argentum Advocates Briefing on Wednesday, September 28 at 2pm ET, just 41 days before the midterm elections.

CEOs and other leading executives take center stage in welcoming a new initiative to broaden the career paths for women in senior living communities.

Earlier this week, the U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) presented a proposal to revise its standard for determining joint-employer status under the National Labor Relations Act.

On Sept. 2, Judy Hackler, executive director of the Virginia Assisted Living Association (VALA), and I had the pleasure of joining with William Fralin, CEO of Retirement Unlimited Inc. (RUI), and Doris-Ellie Sullivan, president of RUI, at their wonderful Paul Spring Retirement Community in Alexandria, Va. There, we shared the benefits and challenges of senior living communities with Virginia delegates and senators, and Virginia’s Commissioner of the Department of Labor, Gary Pan.

Country Meadows of Forks in West Easton, Pa., hosted Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.) recently, where leaders from the Pennsylvania Assisted Living Association (PALA) and other stakeholders joined the lawmaker in a discussion and tour as part of an education and outreach initiative.