As COVID-19 vaccine mandate challenges play out, assisted living providers are stuck in ‘doughnut hole’...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 02, 2021
A federal COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate was hit with another lawsuit Monday, which challenged the government’s authority to issue such a mandate and called the mandate a “gross abuse” of government...
Senior living operators ‘incredibly agile and dedicated’ during COVID-19 pandemic: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2021
Senior living and care providers have been “incredibly agile and dedicated” during the pandemic, working 24 / 7 to keep residents safe, researchers concluded after interviews with operators about their...
More news for Wednesday, Oct. 27
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2021
EEOC issues updated COVID-19 guidance on religious exemptions … Senate confirms Douglas Parker as OSHA leader … Atria Senior Living, Holiday Retirement report near 100% staff vaccination … Best places...
Prepare for ‘vigorous respiratory virus’ season, public health experts warn
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 08, 2021
Relaxed COVID-19 mitigation measures, travel and a lack of protective immunity against last season’s influenza virus could mean a potentially “vigorous respiratory virus season,” according to public...
$10.5 million AMDA, CDC partnership aims to improve vaccination rates in senior living, other settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2021
A five-year, $10.5 million agreement between AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the federal government will try to improve vaccination rates among residents and staff members...
Senior living takes lead in COVID-19 vaccination mandates, holds breath on workforce effects
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2021
The senior living industry is leading corporate America in mandating COVID-19 vaccination, according to the Wall Street Journal.
As COVID-19 cases surge, ASHA announces support for vaccine mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 11, 2021
The American Seniors Housing Association has joined the growing chorus of industry groups offering support for COVID-19 vaccination mandates for long-term care residents and workers.
CDC, university COVID vaccine research gets boost from senior living volunteers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2021
Residents of a Florida life plan community are among those participating in a national study tracking the effects of COVID-19 vaccines over time in older adults in senior living communities.
Colorado drops mask mandate for assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2021
Residents, workers and visitors to Colorado’s roughly 750 assisted living communities, intermediate care facilities and group homes no longer have to wear masks — as long as they are fully vaccinated.
Education, mandates, incentives drive high long-term care staff COVID-19 vaccination rates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers...