Long COVID is less likely among older adults than younger adults, with nearly three times as many adults ages 50 to 59 years reporting long COVID than those aged 80 years or older.
Senior living occupancy up for fourth consecutive quarter: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2022
Senior living (independent living and assisted living combined) occupancy in the second quarter increased for the fourth quarter in a row, a positive sign for sector recovery, the National Investment Center...
Meet Christina Harris, 2022 Spirit Award winner
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 07, 2022
Learn more about Christina Harris, Christina Harris, regional clinical director for Meridian Senior Living, Bethesda, MD.
COVID-19 vaccination greatly reduced morbidity, mortality burden in U.S.
Jul 06, 2022
Vaccination is estimated to have prevented 52, 56 and 58% of expected infections, hospitalizations and deaths in adults from Sept. 1 to 30, 2021.
Meet Karen Devaney, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Nicole Blanchard
Jul 06, 2022
Learn more about Karen Devaney, national care director for Atria Senior Living, Louisville, KY.
Provider ‘strongly denies’ fraudulent use of federal COVID-19 vaccination program for ineligible...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 05, 2022
A Florida senior living and care provider “strongly denies” allegations that it used a federal COVID-19 vaccination clinic to inoculate hundreds of ineligible donors, saying it settled with the federal...
Meet Elizabeth Dauch, 2022 Veteran VIP honoree
By
Max Bachmann
Jul 05, 2022
Read more about Elizabeth Dauch, corporate infection preventionist, Stonerise Healthcare, Charleston, WV.
Demand for occupancy slows after months of increases
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 05, 2022
Demand for skilled nursing occupancy flattened in April after months of increases, according to the latest Skilled Nursing Monthly Report released by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing...
New York City first to offer Paxlovid at COVID-19 testing sites
Jul 01, 2022
The ‘Test-to-Treat’ program is part of federal and city efforts to catch and treat infections early and be ready for new waves of the pandemic.
Vaccination protects overweight, obese against severe COVID-19
Jul 01, 2022
Protection against severe COVID-19 was similar for those who were overweight or obese versus those at a healthy weight; lower protection was seen for those who were underweight.