Telemedicine increases access to care for assisted living residents with dementia: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 30, 2023
Although racial/ethnic and socioeconomically disadvantaged populations were less likely to use telemedicine early in the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study finds that telemedicine offered a way for members...
More news for Thursday, May 18
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2023
Provider brings ‘magic tables’ to all CCRCs … NIH awards $2.3M to study link between COVID-19, cognitive decline … 5 plead guilty in fraudulent nursing diploma scheme
US life expectancy drops for second year thanks to COVID-19, drug overdoses: CDC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2023
Life expectancy in the United States fell for a second consecutive year due to COVID-19 deaths and drug overdoses, falling to the shortest lifespan since 1996, according to a recent report from the Centers...
More news for Tuesday, Feb. 7
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 07, 2023
Sharing COVID-19 stories can help increase vaccination rates … Majority of COVID-19 deaths were among older adults … Healthy lifestyle matters for older adults pursuing quality of life … Rutgers...
Residents’ ‘extreme’ weight loss during pandemic leads to call for guidelines, standards
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2022
National standards and state guidelines are needed to monitor assisted living residents for significant weight loss, particularly during quarantine periods, according to the authors of a new review of...
Massachusetts officials reject groups’ call to keep mask mandate after PHE expires
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2023
Plans to drop a mask mandate in healthcare settings — including residential care facilities — next month are moving forward in Massachusetts, despite outcries from some health professionals and organizations...
Senior living provider cites federal immunity protections in COVID-related lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2022
A senior living provider being sued over the COVID-19 deaths of a former resident couple maintains that it is covered by federal immunity protections for healthcare workers and that the lawsuit should...
More news for Friday, Sept. 1
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2023
LTC collaborative aims to improve pandemic response, resilience … FCC boosts internet subsidy; HUD recommits to enrolling residents … Adult education classes could be a buffer against Alzheimer’s...