Study backs training to boost vaccine confidence in LTC sector on eve of vaccine rollout
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 29, 2023
Senior living and care community operators have an opportunity to proactively support methods shown to boost worker vaccination levels as a new COVID-19 vaccine is readied, researchers say.
On-site clinics help increase vaccine uptake in assisted living; booster policy focuses on long-term...
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Alicia Lasek
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2021
Ensuring steady access to COVID-19 vaccines is crucial to maintaining high vaccination rates among assisted living residents and staff members during the pandemic, suggest the results of a newly published...
Private employment up in August, highlighting strong post-pandemic outlook: ADP report
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 31, 2023
Private employers added 177,000 jobs for the month, and pay was up year-over-year, highlighting a steadying trend of post-pandemic recovery, according to an ADP National Employment Report released Wednesday.
Mindful care improves quality of life for assisted living residents with dementia: study
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
Typical activity programming can leave people with dementia on the sidelines, researchers say. Viewing all encounters as opportunities to include and engage with these residents on their own terms can...
From space station to Broadway play: Senior living residents get to travel in virtual reality program
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
Senior living residents in Bakersfield, CA, are getting a chance to immerse themselves in fantasy travel and adventures from the comfort of home as participants in a virtual reality program supported by...
Capital Senior Living move-ins at 2-year high, indicating rebound in demand, CEO says
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Alicia Lasek
Apr 01, 2021
March move-ins across the company’s 60 communities are on track to be at their highest monthly level in two years, while overall occupancy rates remain near 75%.
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality...
Dementia costs jump 31 percent in a decade, with care needs expected to grow
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Alicia Lasek
Nov 02, 2022
Despite progress in risk reduction, testing and treatment, the costs of dementia care in the United States continue to rise alongside dementia prevalence, putting the onus on healthcare providers and other...