Long-term care vaccination rollout begins across states; second COVID-19 vaccine approval anticipated
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2020
Shipments of the first COVID-19 vaccine fanned out across the country, and some long-term care communities will begin vaccinating residents as early as Friday.
Operators cite ‘urgent’ need for COVID funding relief
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 17, 2020
With a tentative agreement and an expected vote on a COVID relief package expected this week, senior living industry leaders said the need for additional relief funding in senior living is “urgent.”
People in the news, Dec. 15
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2020
Appointments, promotions and news at American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living, Bowman Place at Olde Bedford, Bridges by EPOCH at Hingham, Commonwealth Senior Living, Five Star...
COVID-19 vaccine priority populations vary by state, city: reports
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 11, 2020
With the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory board recommending approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use authorization on Thursday, two data analyses outline which...
Senior living provider groups press states to prioritize residents, workers for COVID vaccination
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2020
With the promise of COVID-19 vaccines on the horizon and a nod to prioritizing senior living and other long-term care residents as the first recipients of those vaccines, provider organizations are turning...
Senior living, skilled nursing leaders call for vaccine prioritization of older adults, caregivers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 01, 2020
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee set to vote today on the first priority groups to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, major aging services organizations are calling on...
People in the news, Nov. 10
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 10, 2020
Appointments, promotions and news at The Architectural Team, Broadview – Senior Living at Purchase College, Caspar.AI, Century Park Associates, Erickson Living, Integral Senior Living, Jefferson’s...
A collective effort from long-term care providers, public health officials and lawmakers is the way to improve the quality of care in the wake of COVID-19, not legal and financial penalties, according...
People in the news, Oct. 20
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2020
Appointments and promotions at AHCA / NCAL, AHEPA, Bane Care Management, Cadence Living, Cypress Cove, Harmony Senior Services, Integral Senior Living, Legend Senior Living, Life Enriching Communities,...
People in the News, Oct. 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2020
Appointments and promotions at AHCA / NCAL, Claiborne Senior Living, Draper and Kramer, J&M Family Management and Retirement Unlimited.