--- title: News and Updates for Argentum Advocates | Congressional Hearing description: Congressional Hearing | News and updates for subscribers to the Argentum Advocates program focused on engaging those interested in advancing senior living on Capitol HIll. --- [Argentum Logo\_RGB2](https://argentum.org) Search - [About Argentum](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/) - [Leadership](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/leadership/) - [State Partners](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/state-partners/) - [Membership](https://argentum.org/about-argentum/membership/) - [Media Kit](https://www.argentum.org/advertising-and-sponsorship/) - [Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/) - [Federal Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/federal-advocacy/) - [State Advocacy](https://argentum.org/advocacy/state-advocacy/) - [Silver PAC](https://argentum.org/advocacy/silver-pac/) - [Advocacy News](https://www.argentum.org/advocacy/advocacy-news/) - [Events](https://argentum.org/events/) - [Senior Living Executive Conference](https://conference.argentum.org) - [Webinars](https://www.argentum.org/webinars/) - [Executive Director Leadership Institute](https://edli.argentum.org/) - [Chief Executive Summit](https://argentum.org/events/chief-executive-summit/) - [Advocacy Fund Golf Classic](https://www.argentum.org/golfclassic/) - [Senior Living Symposium](https://symposium.argentum.org/) - [Public Policy Institute & Fly-In](https://argentum.org/events/public-policy-institute-fly-in/) - [Media](https://argentum.org/media/) - [Coronavirus Toolkit](https://www.argentum.org/coronavirustoolkit/) - [Press Releases](https://argentum.org/press-releases/) - [Senior Living Executive Magazine](https://argentum.org/media/senior-living-executive-magazine/) - [Argentum Daily](https://argentum.org/media/argentum-e-newsletter/) - [Senior Living Professional](https://www.argentum.org/senior-living-professional/) - [Members in the News](https://argentum.org/topic/members-in-the-news/) - [Search by Topic](https://argentum.org/media/search-by-topic/) - [Research & Initiatives](https://argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/) - [Senior Living Impact](https://seniorlivingimpact.org/) - [Senior Living Works](https://seniorliving.works) - [Senior Living IQ](https://seniorlivingiq.org) - [Women in Leadership](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/women-in-leadership/) - [Argentum Quarterly](https://argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/argentum-quarterly/) - [Awards Programs](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/awards-recognition-programs/) - [LEAD Program](https://www.argentum.org/lead-program/) - [Standards for Senior Living](https://www.argentum.org/research-and-initiatives/standards-for-senior-living/) - [Professional Development](https://argentum.org/professional-development/) - [Senior Living Supplier Directory](https://seniorlivingsupplierdirectory.com/) - [Senior Living Career Center](http://seniorlivingcareers.argentum.org/) - [Certificate Programs and Certification](https://argentum.org/professional-development/professional-certification/) - [Resource Library](https://www.argentum.org/professional-development/resource-library/) - [Executive Roundtables](https://argentum.org/professional-development/executive-roundtables/) ## [WATCH LIVE: Argentum CEO Testifies to Congress](https://blog.argentum.org/watch-live-argentum-ceo-testifies-to-congress) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/author/argentum) on March 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Senate Aging Committee is holding a hearing at 3:30 p.m. this afternoon, "Breaking the Cycle of Senior Loneliness: Strengthening Family and Community Support." Argentum President and CEO James Balda will [testify](https://www.argentum.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Argentum_Testimony_Aging_Loneliness_Final_2025mar12.pdf) on the critical role of senior living communities in promoting socialization and combatting isolation among seniors. [![Watch Live! U.S. Senate Aging Committee Hearing](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/2715174/b59896b7-b748-468c-9181-c9196c9300ea.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/2715174/b59896b7-b748-468c-9181-c9196c9300ea) Ahead of the hearing, U.S. News & World Report released a [report](https://health.usnews.com/best-senior-living/articles/how-senior-living-communities-reduce-illness-and-improve-senior-health-survey) on showing that moving into a senior living community can improve a person's social isolation and loneliness. The report found that 61% say their feelings of loneliness or isolation improved after moving into a senior living community, and 85% of seniors have made friends since moving into a senior living community. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/watch-live-argentum-ceo-testifies-to-congress) Topics: [Congressional Hearing](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/congressional-hearing) ## [Senate Committee Approves Older Americans Act Extension with Argentum-Backed Workforce and Intergenerational Care Provisions](https://blog.argentum.org/senate-committee-passes-older-americans-act-reauthorization-bill-with-argentum-supported-workforce-and-intergenerational-care-provisions) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/author/argentum) on August 2, 2024 at 8:08 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 20-1 to advance [S. 4776](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4776), the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2024, to extend the law, which expires on September 30, for another five years. The legislation includes Argentum-supported provisions to address workforce shortages and expand multigenerational care models that will aid senior living communities, residents, families, and caregivers. [Read More](https://blog.argentum.org/senate-committee-passes-older-americans-act-reauthorization-bill-with-argentum-supported-workforce-and-intergenerational-care-provisions) Topics: [Funding](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/funding), [Workforce Policy](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/workforce-policy), [Accomplishments](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/accomplishments), [Congressional Hearing](https://blog.argentum.org/topic/congressional-hearing) ## [LTC Workforce Legislation Introduced in Tandem with Aging Committee Hearing](https://blog.argentum.org/ltc-workforce-legislation-introduced-in-tandem-with-aging-committee-hearing) Posted by [Argentum](https://blog.argentum.org/author/argentum) on April 16, 2024 at 4:31 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Senate Aging Committee held a hearing this morning, "The Long-Term Care Workforce: Addressing Shortages and Improving the Profession." The hearing focused on workforce issues across long-term care settings and served as a platform for Committee Chairman Bob Casey (D-PA) to promote [S. 4120](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/4120/), the “[Long-Term Care Workforce Support Act](https://www.casey.senate.gov/news/releases/amidst-caregiving-crisis-casey-kaine-baldwin-introduce-bill-to-revitalize-nations-long-term-care-workforce),” which he introduced yesterday with Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI). 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