COVID-19 deaths preventable if available tools used: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2023
Most deaths attributable to COVID-19 today are preventable through the use of tools including vaccines, quality face masks and antiviral treatments, according to a special pathogens expert.
Network to develop long-term care COVID-19 treatment, infection prevention best practices
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2023
A network of long-term care medical directors and clinicians will develop best practices around COVID-19 treatments and infection prevention guidelines for senior living communities, nursing homes and...
White House thrusts long-term care into COVID-19 winter preparedness plans
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2022
The White House has made long-term care facilities a key element of its focus on preventing a winter surge of COVID-19.
Government, private insurance should assume greater role in paying for long-term care: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
The government and private insurance should not only assume larger roles in paying for long-term care, but policies should be enacted to help older adults prepare for those costs, according to a new study.
$40 billion federal COVID-19 relief program includes funds for assisted living workforce development
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2022
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced the investment of more than $40 billion in American Rescue Plan funds in workforce development programs, led by state and local governments and organizations,...
Affordable senior housing providers say they are stretched thin due to a host of operational and workforce challenges, but partnerships with outside agencies are helping them meet residents’ needs, according...
$12 million available for assisted living to ‘build long-term resiliency’ in wake of COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care providers in Pennsylvania are eligible to apply for almost $12 million in federal funding to invest in workforce and infrastructure needs to build “long-term...
Aloha State’s healthcare workforce need grows 76 percent since 2019: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
What difference can three years and a once-in-a-century pandemic make to Hawaii’s healthcare workforce?
Society needs to weather tripledemic ‘storm’ to build back immunity: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 22, 2022
As media reports of hospitals being pushed to the brink over the tripledemic of RSV, COVID-19 and influenza dominate, one expert said society will need to “get through the storm” before things will...
Expect increased inspections, regulations from OSHA in 2023: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2023
Wondering what to expect from the federal government’s workplace safety watchdog this year? Think more regulation and executive action, less legislation.