Nearly four in 10 with mild COVID-19 report symptoms seven months later
Jul 12, 2021
Fatigue remains the most common symptom among otherwise healthy people.
May 28, learn how to help residents combat loneliness and boredom
May 18, 2020
Because of COVID-19 restrictions, residents of senior living communities and skilled nursing facilities are even more at risk than usual for social isolation, loneliness and boredom. In a May 28 webinar,...
No myocarditis recurrence after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination
Mar 22, 2022
No cases of myocarditis were seen after vaccination in small study with 55 patients with a history of myocarditis who were vaccinated.
ADA: Diabetes may quadruple risk for long COVID
Jun 08, 2022
The authors say that the review findings are limited by heterogenous definitions of long COVID in published studies.
Winning the tug-of-war with home health staff development
By
Don Spiers
Mar 18, 2021
It’s a huge advantage for home health to have more patients and wider access to a variety of referral streams. But we have seen some difficulties related to that shift too.
Outlook for senior living in 2021
By
Cary Tremper
Jan 14, 2021
Senior living still is an attractive space, one that can only get better as we show that we came out of the pandemic stronger than we were going into it.
Argentum annual conference goes virtual, moves to September
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 30, 2020
Argentum’s Senior Living Executive Conference, originally planned for May 18 to 20 in Tampa, FL, will now be a virtual-only event held Sept. 22 to 24.
Providers should test 50% of staff, residents weekly even if coronavirus risk is low, researchers suggest
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 31, 2020
A research study recommending weekly testing of staff and residents in skilled nursing facilities is applicable to assisted living communities looking to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, according to the...
41.6 percent of adults have serology indicative of past COVID-19 infection
Dec 05, 2022
25.5% of those whose serology indicated past infection reported not having been vaccinated, with higher rates seen in young and Black adults.
HRSA may seek recovery of $159M in potential PRF overpayments
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 11, 2024
An audit of Phase 2 distributions from the Provider Relief Fund has revealed roughly $18.4 million in potential overpayments that a federal watchdog agency says should be recovered from healthcare providers.