Residents, family members highly satisfied with senior living community response to COVID-19
By
Lynn Ackerman, Ph.D.
Jan 28, 2021
Data from Sensight Surveys show that many senior living communities across the United States and Canada are perceived to have done an excellent job keeping residents safe during the pandemic.
Scholarship, started during pandemic, offers a way to say thank you to employees
By
Liza Berger
Sep 20, 2021
“Education is very important to us and we find it as a pathway to advancement,” said Matthew Istrin, business technology analyst for Libertana Home Health based in Los Angeles.
Operators have ‘heavy lifting’ to do to regain consumer confidence in wake of pandemic, experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and shaken consumer confidence in the senior living industry. Operators will need to do some “heavy lifting” in its wake, according to one senior living...
John Knox Village wins Tech Awards Gold for sensing possible falls with AI, machine vision
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 05, 2020
Looking to reduce falls in its short-term rehabilitation unit, life plan community John Knox Village of Lee’s Summit, MO, became the first long-term care facility to use an artificial intelligence platform...
Pfizer says omicron-specific vaccine ready by March
Jan 12, 2022
Pfizer also is working to improve its current COVID-19 vaccine “to address any future variant of potential concern, if needed.”
Moody’s: Coronavirus stimulus will lessen economic pain, but won’t fully compensate healthcare...
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 14, 2020
The $2.3 trillion CARES Act will certainly provide some relief to hospitals and other healthcare systems, but the funding is unlikely to fully compensate for increased labor and personal protective equipment...
Weigh these 5 considerations before joining the senior living and care consolidation wave
By
Patrick McCormick, CPA
Jun 28, 2021
After grappling with the COVID-19 crisis for the past year, senior living and care facilities are waking up to some stark financial realities that are starting to push a new wave of consolidation in the...
Senior living takes lead in COVID-19 vaccination mandates, holds breath on workforce effects
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2021
The senior living industry is leading corporate America in mandating COVID-19 vaccination, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Reasons for hope as a new week begins
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 13, 2021
We start the week with reasons to hope despite the pandemic.
Touting the industry’s success in COVID-19 vaccination of staff members, senior living leaders expressed relief Tuesday after the federal government announced its withdrawal of the COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing...