CDC: Senior living COVID-19 guidance remains unchanged; ‘We’re not there yet’
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2021
“We’re not there yet.” That’s the message from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to operators of independent living, assisted living, continuing care retirement and affordable...
Should home healthcare be a new focus for Medicare Advantage?
By
Jeff Fox
Apr 20, 2021
Home-based services are not a common, or even widely accepted, part of most Medicare Advantage plans. However, there have been some signs that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have begun...
Home healthcare in a fight for workers — and losing, executive says
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 15, 2021
Amazon and Burger King are beating out the home healthcare industry when it comes to recruiting workers, an executive from a healthcare solutions talent management firm told McKnight’s Home Care Daily.
Pandemic affected access to end-of-life care, widened inequalities, panelists say
By
Liza Berger
Apr 15, 2021
The pandemic has worsened attitudes toward end-of-life care, panelists said during an online conference Wednesday.
Assisted living operators exempt from new Texas ‘vaccine passport’ prohibition
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2021
Assisted living operators are exempt from a new executive order in Texas prohibiting the requirement of a “vaccine passport” for services, but one senior living provider organization says the exemption...
COVID-19 liability protection bill goes to Kentucky governor as shield laws gain traction among states
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2021
Kentucky lawmakers last week sent to Gov. Andy Beshear for his signature a COVID-19 liability protection bill that extends immunity to a narrow group of essential service providers, including senior living...
Most large employers expect to offer vaccines to employees on-site: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 06, 2021
Many large employers are expecting to offer COVID-19 vaccines on-site for workers by the end of the year, finds a survey released last week by the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions....
Barking up the wrong tree
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 05, 2021
It appears that the senior living industry remains misunderstood, if reports of a famous rock musician and his wife are accurate.
Long-term care provider cites ‘moral and ethical duty’ to residents in mandating employee coronavirus...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 05, 2021
As long-term care staff member COVID-19 vaccination rates continue to lag nationally, an Ohio provider is joining a growing industry trend of mandating employee vaccination out of a sense of “moral and...
COVID-19 fueling surge of data, reporting demands
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2021
Recognition of the importance of infection control is the source of the new requirements, expectations