Voice-activated technology helps curb loneliness in senior living residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 24, 2022
Voice-activated technology can reduce loneliness among senior living residents and help with the design of “gerontechnology” aimed at older adults, according to the results of a University of Nebraska-Lincoln...
Atria will ‘vigorously defend’ position as wage claims move forward as class action lawsuit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 05, 2022
An Atria Senior Living spokesman said the Louisville, KY-based company will “vigorously defend” itself after a federal court ruled that a group of community sales directors in California can proceed...
Vaccine mandates not scaring workers away, Sabra CEO says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 05, 2021
Labor issues are slowing the senior living and care industry’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, but operators should not spend much time worrying that they will lose workers if they implement...
People in the news, April 27
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at Arizona Pioneers’ Home, Atria Senior Living, Avalon Park, Baptist Home & Healthcare Ministries, Grace Management, Langford Methodist Retirement Community, Lodge...
Long-term care provider cites ‘moral and ethical duty’ to residents in mandating employee coronavirus...
By
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...
Legal experts, ethicists continue to weigh in on vaccine mandates for long-term care staff
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2021
It’s a question that has plagued senior living and skilled nursing operators since COVID-19 vaccinations first became available in December: Can and should vaccination be required for staff members?
‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...
Design briefs, June 2020
Jun 09, 2020
RiverWoods Durham, Atria Highland Park and The Springs at Lake Oswego.
Pandemic highlights value of senior living for adult children, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2020
One of the positive effects arising from this pandemic, some industry leaders say, is a growing appreciation of senior living among people whose parents are the age of prospective residents.
Act’s passage means more masks for healthcare workers fighting COVID-19, government says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2020
President Trump may or may not use the Defense Protection Act to compel the production of personal protective equipment that provider groups say are needed by healthcare workers treating those with coronavirus...