COVID-19 public health emergency will not end in January: reports
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 14, 2022
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 will not end in January, according to published reports.
Operators to ‘grapple’ with COVID-related issues for at least another year, Omega CEO predicts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 04, 2022
Labor costs and inflation continue to affect senior living operators in Omega Healthcare Investors’ portfolio, executives said Thursday on the Hunt Valley, MD-based real estate investment trust’s third-quarter...
Arrow Senior Living plans Joint Commission assisted living accreditation for entire portfolio
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2022
Vitalia North Olmsted has become the second stand-alone assisted living community in the United States — and the first in Ohio — to receive accreditation by The Joint Commission. The announcement comes...
Bipartisan bill would require assisted living crisis plans in preparation for future public health emergencies
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 14, 2022
A newly introduced bipartisan bill would require assisted living communities and nursing homes to have crisis plans in place to manage disease outbreaks, maintain personal protective equipment stockpiles...
Business of long-term care ‘has never been worse’ as occupancy, staffing challenges continue
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 12, 2022
NASHVILLE, TN — With the clinical issues of COVID-19 largely behind the long-term care industry, the business side “has never been worse,” according to American Health Care Association / National...
43 recommendations help fill gap in medical and mental healthcare guidance for assisted living, experts...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 03, 2022
Forty-three recommendations from a new study will guide medical and mental healthcare in assisted living, the authors say.
More news for Friday, Sept. 30
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2022
LeadingAge provides feedback on HUD’s proposed changes to affordable housing contracts … Daily activity, HDL cholesterol inform new life expectancy model … NCAL endorses Expanding Service Coordinators...
New COVID-19 guidance gives assisted living providers much more flexibility
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 27, 2022
Senior living experts have welcomed revised COVID-19 infection prevention and control guidance for healthcare settings, saying it provides more flexibility for providers to respond to current local conditions.
Clearing immigration’s ‘insurmountable roadblocks’ a chance to address worker shortages, industry...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2022
Clearing “insurmountable roadblocks” to immigration would help address critical workforce shortages in the senior living industry, an industry leader told the Senate Judiciary subcommittee in response...
More news for Monday, Sept. 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2022
National Assisted Living Week begins … MIT fellows look to German elder care model to improve US LTSS system … Kramer: Future of senior living rests on reframing health, healthcare … Poor periodontal...