$14.6 million study, a first, aims to combat dementia in Native, Pacific Islander communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 24, 2023
A first-ever study will adapt Alzheimer’s tests for Indigenous communities to expand treatment and research options for dementia in those populations.
‘Substantial’ decline in dementia rates due in part to higher education levels: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
The prevalence of dementia in older adults in the United States declined 30% between 2000 and 2016, possibly due to rising education levels, a reduction in smoking and better treatment of cardiovascular...
Vaccine mandate violates religious beliefs, lawsuit claims
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2022
An Alabama continuing care retirement community is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit after allegedly firing four workers who refused to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
67 percent of senior living operators expect to expand workforce: ASHA survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 21, 2021
Consensus exists in the senior living industry that COVID-19 delivered a temporary setback in the industry’s growth, according to a special issue brief from the American Seniors Housing Association.
COVID-19 oversight, accountability, transparency at ‘CORE’ of legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 17, 2020
A group of congressional Democrats has introduced legislation intended to ensure “stronger oversight, accountability and transparency in the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 crisis.”
Assisted living operators eligible for $10 million in COVID relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
After being left out of multiple rounds of COVID-19 relief funding and “jealously” watching their skilled nursing counterparts have expenses reimbursed, Missouri’s assisted living and residential...
Assisted living could share in $12.7 billion investment in HCBS through American Rescue Plan
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2021
Assisted living providers could gain access to a $12.7 billion infusion for Medicaid home- and community-based services through the American Rescue Plan.
Take residents off the menu, put relief on the table, Argentum says as House passes $55 billion aid package
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2022
Argentum is expressing “outrage” over a $55 billion federal aid package for bars, bakeries and baseball that leaves out assisted living communities once again.
Religious exemptions: COVID-19 vaccination about ‘good of community,’ not just individual rights
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 05, 2021
Taking a COVID-19 vaccine is not just about individual rights and choices; it also is about how those rights and choices affect the greater community. That’s according to Brian Kane, Ph.D., of the Catholic...
Accelerated pace of change will continue for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2024
The senior housing and care industry has experienced an accelerated pace of change over the past decade — particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic — in areas including technology adoption, workforce...