COVID-19 will be focus of June 4 McKnight’s Online Forum
May 29, 2020
McKnight’s Online Forum: COVID-19 Update III will be June 4, and attendees will have the opportunity to earn up to two CE credits — one for each webinar offered.
Sales leads down 50 percent and ‘continued deterioration’ expected due to COVID-19, Five Star says
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2020
Average sales leads per week seen by Five Star Senior Living in April were approximately half of what they typically are, and the company expects “continued deterioration” as the effects of...
McKnight’s Online Forum: COVID-19 Update II set for May 13
May 05, 2020
The free event, a joint effort of McKnight’s Senior Living and McKnight’s Long-Term Care News, will provide attendees with the opportunity to earn up to three continuing education credits, one for...
Earn a CE credit April 14 while learning how to managing fall risk in senior living
Apr 02, 2020
Earn a continuing education credit while learning about the forces behind increased fall rates in senior living, as well as risk signs to watch for, at a McKnight’s Senior Living webinar on Tuesday,...
Alzheimer’s Association releases guidance for assisted living, other providers amid coronavirus crisis
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
New guidance released Monday by the Alzheimer’s Association in collaboration with 34 long-term care industry associations and operators is designed to help ensure the delivery of high-quality care for...
AHCA / NCAL, AMDA blast ‘short-sighted’ plans to discharge people with COVID-19 from hospitals to...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
“The question all state officials must consider is whether the risk of introducing a virus with an estimated 30% or higher mortality rate into a nursing home or assisted living community outweighs...
People in the news, March 24
Mar 24, 2020
Promotions and appointments at Aegis Living, Atlas Senior Living, Cadence Living and Landis Communities.
LeadingAge has sent a second letter to the White House Coronavirus Task Force, asking the White House and Department of Housing and Urban Development to issue guidance and offer regulatory relief for the...
Act’s passage means more masks for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19, government says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2020
President Trump may or may not use the Defense Protection Act to compel the production of personal protective equipment that provider groups say are needed by healthcare workers treating those with coronavirus...
Federal government takes action as long-term care providers face supply shortages in coronavirus fight
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2020
Provider groups were eagerly awaiting guidance that ultimately came from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday to help maximize personal protective equipment for those who need it...