Assisted Living Facilities Eligible for Federal Pandemic Relief

Assisted living facilities that may have been previously ineligible to apply for pandemic relief under the federal Provider Relief Fund Phase 2 General Distribution allocation will now be able to do so, the Trump administration announced Tuesday.

The financial assistance, which will help minimize hardships associated with the Covid-19 outbreak, was made possible through the CARES Act and the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act.

Assisted living facilities have incurred increased costs for protective gear, staffing, testing, and cleaning in order to protect their residents from Covid-19.

“By expanding the Provider Relief Fund to assisted living facilities, we ...