Senior living technology spending returns to ‘normal priorities’ in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2023
Technology investments in senior living and care are returning to “normal priorities” after a prior focus on COVID-19 pandemic and infection control systems, according to the results of a new survey.
Senior living communities are homes, not healthcare settings, Argentum tells OSHA
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2023
Senior living communities are not healthcare settings and should not be regulated as such, Argentum told the federal government Tuesday.
Workplace requirements a strong tool to reduce COVID-19 risk: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2023
Workplace requirements are one of the strongest tools for changing behaviors, especially when it comes to COVID-19 vaccinations and masking, according to a cognitive psychologist who spoke Wednesday during...
COVID-19 public health emergency extended again, maybe for the last time
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2023
The public health emergency due to COVID-19 has been renewed again for what many experts believe will be the last time.
Senior living residents eligible for $7 million federal COVID-19 telehealth program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2023
The launch of a federal telehealth model will provide any adult — including senior living and affordable senior housing residents — access to at-home COVID-19 rapid tests, telehealth sessions and antiviral...
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
US life expectancy drops for second year thanks to COVID-19, drug overdoses: CDC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2023
Life expectancy in the United States fell for a second consecutive year due to COVID-19 deaths and drug overdoses, falling to the shortest lifespan since 1996, according to a recent report from the Centers...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Masking, testing, vaccination key to keeping residents safe this winter: health expert
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 22, 2022
Los Angeles County in California, which implemented some of the country’s strictest COVID-19 mandates during the pandemic, recently was on the verge of returning to an indoor mask mandate thanks to the...
Your favorite columns of 2022
Dec 21, 2022
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