Senior living provider takes COVID vaccinations into its own hands with certification
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 03, 2021
A Fort Worth, TX-based senior living owner and operator is taking COVID-19 vaccination into its own hands, becoming certified by the Lone Star State to directly vaccinate its residents, employees and essential...
Feds launch next phase of federal vaccine rollout, expanding access to underserved populations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 03, 2021
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced the Feb. 11 launch of the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program, expected to help federal and state officials expand vaccine access, including potentially independent...
DHC: 65 percent of residents vaccinated; sales leads up 83 percent since start of fourth quarter
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Amy Novotney
Feb 02, 2021
Diversified Healthcare Trust announced a series of business updates Monday regarding the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the real estate investment trust’s business and operating results.
Residents, family members highly satisfied with senior living community response to COVID-19
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Lynn Ackerman, Ph.D.
Jan 28, 2021
Data from Sensight Surveys show that many senior living communities across the United States and Canada are perceived to have done an excellent job keeping residents safe during the pandemic.
Confluent, MorningStar break ground on new community incorporating infection control design changes
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Amy Novotney
Jan 28, 2021
Co-developers Confluent Senior Living and MorningStar Senior Living broke ground Wednesday on the development of an urban infill community in Denver’s Observatory Park neighborhood.
Senior living providers express concern as states redirect COVID vaccines elsewhere
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2021
As states are pressured to get shots into arms more quickly, some governors and public health officials are rerouting COVID-19 vaccine doses earmarked for assisted living communities and nursing homes...
CVS, Walgreens complete first round of SNF immunizations, doling out more than 3 million COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Jan 26, 2021
In increasingly positive news for the senior living and care industries, CVS Health and Walgreens have completed the administration of the first round of COVID-19 vaccine doses to skilled nursing facilities...
Some senior living operators add vaccine access to marketing toolkits to help rebuild occupancy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends occupancy rates plummeting in senior living communities, some operators are adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox in a bid to entice prospective residents and...
As COVID-19 vaccination rolls out, assisted living communities wait
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 21, 2021
Providers greeted news of a vaccine against the SARS-CoV-2 virus with hope and enthusiasm in December. COVID-19 cases in long-term care total 6% — and 38% of deaths — nationally. In January, however,...
Tips to help you manage COVID-19 vaccine communication online
By
Annie Haarmann
Jan 21, 2021
After a year of hardship, senior living communities have reason to hope for better days ahead: the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. As widely reported, long-term care providers are among the first to...