Trust is most important tool in combating ‘infodemic’ surrounding vaccine confidence, expert says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2024
At the end of the day, building trust is the most important way that providers can combat the “infodemic” surrounding vaccine confidence, according to one public health expert.
Senior living gets reprieve as healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients are exempted from federal...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
As the senior living industry continues its battle against COVID-19, industry leaders say they are thankful that a recent executive order from the president affecting immigration visas exempts healthcare...
‘Medical freedom’ measures ban mask and vaccine mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
A package of measures signed into Florida law bans COVID-19-related vaccine and mask mandates by businesses and government entities, flying in the face of some existing state health department standards.
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...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 4
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2022
Supreme Court to hear OSHA, CMS vaccine mandate arguments Friday … OSHA withdraws part of COVID-19 standard but will ‘vigorously enforce’ other parts … Legislators endorse request to use $6.39...
Federal COVID-19 vaccination, testing mandates have pros, cons, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2021
Although generally supportive of federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for members of its workforce, senior living leaders are concerned about the effects on its workforce.
‘Tripledemic’ is hurting census growth: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
The pace of move-ins in senior housing and care organizations continued to hold steady, but a “triplememic” of viral respiratory infections is creating a disconnect between move-in rates and higher...
Dropping of mask mandates has benefits for residents, staff, employers, provider groups say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2023
Senior living advocates in Oregon are greeting the state’s dropping of mask mandates in healthcare settings with relief, saying that it could lead to improved resident and staff satisfaction as well...
Long-term care provider cites ‘moral and ethical duty’ to residents in mandating employee coronavirus...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2021
As long-term care staff member COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to lag nationally, an Ohio provider is joining a growing industry trend of mandating employee vaccination out of a sense of “moral and...
$40 billion federal COVID-19 relief program includes funds for assisted living workforce development
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the investment of more than $40 billion in American Rescue Plan funds in workforce development programs, led by state and local governments and organizations,...