Ohio Living now includes Village Home Health and Hospice
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 07, 2020
Village Home Health and Hospice, based in Cincinnati, has become part of Columbus, OH-based Ohio Living and now is known as Ohio Living Village Home Health & Hospice.
COVID-19 could have $57 billion impact on senior living; Argentum, ASHA request $20 billion from HHS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a $40 billion to $57 billion financial impact on the U.S. senior living industry over the next year, American Seniors Housing Association and Argentum leaders said in a...
CDC: Mitigation measures, not symptom screening, ‘instrumental’ in preventing COVID-19 outbreaks...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 06, 2020
Symptom screening is of limited use in identifying cases of COVID-19, so mitigation measures could be “instrumental” in preventing an outbreak in independent living and assisted living communities,...
More news for Monday, April 6
Apr 06, 2020
Coronavirus highlights that assisted living regulation is ‘perilously behind the curve,’ former deputy district general says … For some operators coping with COVID-19, the less regulation the better;...
Phoenix Senior Living to house discharged hospital patients with COVID-19 as list of industry groups...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The Georgia-based senior living operator is choosing to house discharged older hospital patients with COVID-19 as some industry groups are opposing orders from state governments that would restrict providers...
Updated guides available for assisted living owners, managers and direct care staff
Apr 03, 2020
The Long Term Care Community Coalition has updated its guides for assisted living owners, managers and direct care staff, “to help achieve the promise of assisted living.”
Frontline workers must be priority for COVID-19 resources, groups say; Juniper to test all residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The safety and well-being of frontline workers in senior living and skilled nursing must be prioritized in order to ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that the spread of COVID-19 is...
U.S. assisted living charges range from $50,892 to $62,976 per year, on average: survey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
Assisted living operators nationwide in 2019 charged average monthly prices from $4,241 for a studio apartment to $5,248 for a two-bedroom unit, but pricing varied greatly based on location, according...
Georgia sends National Guard to senior living communities as Peach State and neighboring Florida announce...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2020
The governors of Florida and Georgia announced new stay-at-home orders in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. Georgia also said it would be working with the Georgia Center for Assisted Living and other...
Senior living community creates childcare center for employees with limited options due to shelter-in-place...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 02, 2020
Park Terrace, a Kisco Senior Living independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, has opened a childcare center to address the needs of workers who are serving...
