State Supreme Court decisions narrow pandemic-related liability protections for providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2023
A pair of state high court rulings this week put senior living and other long-term care providers on notice that pandemic-related liability protections aren’t a given.
Employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates significantly increase uptake with little effect on staffing: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2023
An employee mandate led to a “significant” increase in COVID-19 vaccine uptake with little effect on staffing in a multi-state network of continuing care retirement communities studied by researchers,...
Merger remains ‘best path,’ DHC CEO says, as senior living properties struggle with pandemic recovery
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2023
Diversified Healthcare Trust’s pending merger with Office Properties Income Trust remains the “best path” forward as DHC’s senior housing operating portfolio continues to struggle in its COVID-19...
New Jersey joins other states in lifting pandemic-related requirements for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination requirements for assisted living and healthcare employees have been lifted in New Jersey following recent changes to federal requirements surrounding the pandemic.
RIP PRF: Debt ceiling deal effectively ends pandemic relief program with billions unspent
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2023
The bipartisan debt ceiling deal has officially signaled the death knell for the Provider Relief Fund, with billions in funds that potentially could have assisted senior living and other long-term care...
More news for Monday, May 22
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2023
LeadingAge, HHS collaboration leads to 39 vaccine clinics in senior living, other settings … Christian Living Communities unveils new website … Senators ask FTC for answers on protecting seniors from...
Assisted living infection prevention guidance updated by CDC with PHE expiration
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2023
Assisted living communities should follow infection prevention strategies based on COVID-19 hospital admission levels, according to updated guidance from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More news for Thursday, May 18
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 18, 2023
Provider brings ‘magic tables’ to all CCRCs … NIH awards $2.3M to study link between COVID-19, cognitive decline … 5 plead guilty in fraudulent nursing diploma scheme
‘Medical freedom’ measures ban mask and vaccine mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 17, 2023
A package of measures signed into Florida law bans COVID-19-related vaccine and mask mandates by businesses and government entities, flying in the face of some existing state health department standards.
‘With great hope,’ WHO ends global COVID-19 public health emergency
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
More than three years after COVID-19 stopped the world in its tracks, the World Health Organization today announced it is ending the international public health emergency.