Only ‘very small percent’ of LTC providers will require staff to get COVID vaccine: LeadingAge poll
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 04, 2021
An informal poll conducted late last month by one LeadingAge state partner found that only a very small percent of long-term care operators plan to require a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of employment,...
Senior living providers cope with COVID-19 infections after clinics, credit vaccines for limiting effects
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2021
Senior living providers experiencing breakthrough COVID-19 cases following vaccination clinics say it is “frustrating” to see positive results, but they credit vaccines with limiting symptoms in residents.
COVID-related strike threatens dozens of senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 30, 2020
A threatened strike by Teamsters over a company’s coronavirus safety protocols could affect dozens Brookdale Senior Living communities and Sunrise Senior Living communities in Arizona, the union said...
Omega Healthcare Investors and Maplewood Senior Living hope to open their Manhattan high-rise assisted living and memory care community “as soon as possible,” Omega Chief Corporate Development Officer...
Genesis reports 7% occupancy decline in April; additional reductions expected
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
Genesis Healthcare is now requiring new or readmitted residents to be placed in quarantine units for 14 days before being transitioned into the general population at a facility in response to the COVID-19...
Geriatrics expert changes mind, backs mandate of COVID vaccine for long-term care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2021
“I have completely changed what I believe as a clinician in mandating the vaccine, because unvaccinated people, staff or visitors are really the only vector that’s going to expose residents to the...
Carrot or stick?
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 17, 2021
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s incentive to encourage COVID vaccination may be the biggest, but he’s not the only state or city official trying to entice residents to get the shot. And government...
Senior living communities turn to wearable technology for contact tracing of COVID-19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2020
With senior living communities serving as potential hot spots for COVID-19, operators are looking at all types of infection control measures to contain or prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Pendulum for primary care is swinging back to the home, VillageMD co-founder says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Jun 23, 2021
VillageMD co-founder Paul Martino predicts the U.S. healthcare system is returning to its roots whereby primary care physicians — not big hospital systems — drive patient care, along with better, more...
Invesque to focus on simplifying portfolio, capital structure: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 11, 2022
Invesque in 2022 will focus on simplifying its portfolio and capital structure after a record year for dispositions in 2021, Chairman and CEO Scott White said Thursday during a fourth-quarter earnings...