Urging HHS to Provide Relief for Montana Senior Living Facilities

What’s New:

Last week, I sent a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to provide more funding and support for Montana’s senior living facilities amid the COVID-19 pandemic through the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF).

For more information on the letter, click HERE.

Why it Matters:

While nursing homes in Montana and across the country have received funding allocated from the PHSSEF to help cover the costs associated with protecting residents and staff from COVID-19, including testing, personal protective equipment, and staffing, assisted living facilities have largely been left out of PHSSFF support up to this point.     

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit assisted living facilities in Montana especially hard. A recent outbreak in a memory care facility in Billings tragically claimed the lives of 13 residents.

What’s Next:

I will continue working to ensure that all communities caring for and supporting Montana’s seniors receive the resources needed to keep our most vulnerable safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

For more information and resources on the Coronavirus pandemic, click HERE. 

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Best Wishes, 

Steve Daines
United States Senate