Senior living advocates ‘stopped freight train’ coming for Provider Relief Fund: Argentum
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 29, 2021
A concerted effort by the senior living and care industry may have “stopped the freight train” from running off with Provider Relief Fund dollars intended to help providers cover COVID-related expenses...
People in the news, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2020
Appointments, promotions and honors at Argentum, Arrow Senior Living, Atlas Senior Living, Brookdale Senior Living, Claiborne Senior Living, the International Council on Active Aging, Lifespace Communities,...
To mandate or not to mandate? That is the COVID vaccination question for some senior living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 18, 2021
Some senior living operators are instituting mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, but others are weighing their options.
Feds launch next phase of federal vaccine rollout, expanding access to underserved populations
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 03, 2021
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the Feb. 11 launch of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, expected to help federal and state officials expand vaccine access, including potentially independent...
Ascension, Google Health data search tool moves closer to adoption in senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 19, 2021
A clinical search tool for electronic health records being piloted by about 250 clinicians eventually will be rolled out to Ascension Living’s senior living and care communities to improve resident,...
People in the news, Sept. 29
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 29, 2020
Appointments, promotions, departures and awards at Arbors of Hop Brook, Bishop Gadsden Episocpal Retirement Communities, Blake Management Group, Caledonia Senior Living & Memory Care, Carely, Christian...
Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2022
An amendment to an existing state law expands protections for employees subject to employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates, further complicating the pandemic landscape for assisted living providers in Tennessee.
Decentralized approach helps Pennant’s operators respond to COVID-19 in a locally tailored fashion
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2020
The Pennant Group’s decentralized approach, supported by its service center, enabled its operators to respond rapidly and in a locally tailored fashion in the face of a global pandemic, executives said...
2 South Carolina senior living communities handle offensive social media posts allegedly made by employees
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2020
A South Carolina senior living facility has fired an employee over an offensive remark posted on social media, and another community is investigating an derogatory post allegedly made by an employee.
Welltower, senior living operator hit with fair housing discrimination lawsuit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2021
A real estate investment trust and an operator of middle-market senior living complexes in six states are facing a federal fair housing lawsuit alleging the denial of reasonable accommodations, illegal...