Diversified Healthcare Trust senior living portfolio on path to stabilization: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2022
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s second-quarter results showed continued and encouraging recovery for the senior living portfolio, President and CEO Jennifer Francis said during Thursday’s earnings call.
Broadening the definition of ‘health’ could improve life quality, expectancy: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Adopting a holistic framework for health that includes mental, social, spiritual and physical aspects could lead to gains in life expectancy and quality of life, according to a new report.
Website, editor’s column win top honors for McKnight’s Senior Living
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 29, 2022
McKnight’s Senior Living earned top awards for its website and editor’s column Saturday in Columbus, OH, as the Society of Professional Journalists chapters in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus recognized...
McKnight’s Senior Living secures 3 more awards, including Grand Award, for editorial content
Jul 18, 2022
McKnight’s Senior Living has captured a Grand Award and two Awards of Excellence in the 2022 Awards for Publication Excellence program. Winners were announced Friday. The 34th annual APEX Awards, sponsored...
Removing barriers to physical activity key to healthier residents: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 13, 2022
Educating senior living residents about available options and how to stay active despite chronic conditions or mobility limitations are essential actions to removing barriers to physical activity for older...
Older adults with cognitive impairment at risk for financial exploitation: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Among the estimated 50 million adults 65 and older in the nation, 20% have a form of cognitive impairment. And many of those individuals live alone and are having difficulty managing their finances, leaving...
Public health emergency extension needed so operators can respond to ‘ever-evolving pandemic,’ AHCA/NCAL...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2022
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted living has asked the federal government to extend the public health emergency through the end of the year, given the emergence of new...
EEOC: Employers must meet ‘business necessity’ standard to require worker COVID-19 testing
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2022
Employer use of a COVID-19 test to screen employees who are or will be in the workplace must meet a “business necessity” standard, according to newly updated federal guidance.
Federal toolkit offers guidance on long-term care transitions to HCBS, including assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 12, 2022
New resources released last week by the federal government are geared toward helping states understand and implement existing policies affecting home- and community-based services, including those offered...
Pandemic risk reduction the new lesson plan for nurse educator
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Geriatric nurse practitioner and researcher Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD, started a campaign early in the pandemic to promote factual information regarding COVID-19.