Solving ‘unprecedented workforce crisis’ is focus of new AHCA/NCAL campaign
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2023
An “unprecedented workforce crisis” is the backdrop for a national campaign launched by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living on Wednesday to educate job-seekers...
COVID-19 deaths preventable if available tools used: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2023
Most deaths attributable to COVID-19 today are preventable through the use of tools including vaccines, quality face masks and antiviral treatments, according to a special pathogens expert.
COVID-19 healthcare standards must reflect current stage of pandemic, industry group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 06, 2023
As the federal government mulls a forthcoming final healthcare standard on COVID-19, one senior living advocacy group is pushing for consistent protocols that recognize the current stage of the pandemic.
White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2022
The White House has made long-term care facilities a key element of its focus on preventing a winter surge of COVID-19.
COVID-19 vaccinations: ‘It’s about the people we live around,’ expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 29, 2022
Although experts expect that the United States will see an increase in COVID-19 infections and cases throughout the winter, they are optimistic that vaccines, antiviral medications and natural immunity...
Aging services leaders call for ‘all hands on deck’ approach toward national COVID-19 vaccination...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2022
Senior living and care organizations have done a “remarkable” job vaccinating residents against COVID-19, but they agree they have “work to do” with the most recent booster.
Pandemic drives technology uptake in senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 14, 2022
The pandemic not only sped up the adoption of technology in the senior living and care field; it also opened the door to a variety of new technologies that one expert said are here to stay.
More news for Tuesday, Nov. 8
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
Sabra Health Care REIT to move 24 North American Health Care properties to Ensign, Avamere … Welltower to move 147 ProMedica SNFs to Integra Health JV … Former owner permanently barred from operating...
Communication, documentation key in COVID litigation defense, legal experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 28, 2022
COVID-19 continues to challenge senior living and other long-term care providers on various levels. But the message from the legal field remains consistent: communicate and document.
Employers take heed: Feds say long COVID requires employee accommodations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 25, 2022
While the world is still learning about the nature of long COVID-19 and how it affects individuals, the federal government is making it clear that it is considered a disability and that employers need...