Workforce issues remain top challenge for affordable senior housing organizations: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2022
Workforce challenges, resident mental health and property insurance rates remain the top concerns for affordable senior housing providers, according to the results of a new LeadingAge survey.
Low COVID-19 vaccination rates among Medicaid beneficiaries cause for concern: senators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 29, 2022
Concern over lagging vaccination rates among Medicaid beneficiaries has prompted two Democratic leaders to request a study from the Government Accountability Office on potential barriers to vaccination.
Planning, luck helped senior living communities remain COVID-free up through vaccination, operators say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 04, 2021
Although COVID-19 cases and deaths have dominated news reports about senior living communities and nursing homes, a few communities have escaped the pandemic without a single coronavirus case.
Confluence of COVID-19, winter storms led to ‘historic, unique’ quarter: Pennant Group
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2021
The confluence of COVID-19 cases peaking in January across the country and a severe winter storm in Texas during the first quarter had a noticeable effect on The Pennant Group’s senior living segment....
Senior living communities turn to wearable technology for contact tracing of COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 21, 2020
With senior living communities serving as potential hot spots for COVID-19, operators are looking at all types of infection control measures to contain or prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Supporting frontline workers key to resolving senior living’s ‘burnout crisis,’ data show
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2021
After battling COVID-19 on the front lines for almost a year, senior living employees are at a breaking point — even more so than workers in home health agencies, hospitals or retail settings, according...
Long-term care staff vaccine hesitancy: Safety, efficacy, newness, distrust top factors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2021
Safety, efficacy and the newness of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as distrust of the government, were among the major factors that long-term care and other healthcare workers cited as reasons for not receiving...
Pandemic will forge an improved senior living product, leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 04, 2021
COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the senior living industry. But industry experts said Wednesday that they are optimistic it will emerge a better product on the other side.
Relief payment formula ‘a slap in the face’ to assisted living, industry leaders say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2021
Calling the federal government’s methodology for determining COVID-19 relief payments “unconscionable,” one senior living association said it amounts to “a slap in the face” to caregivers.
Invesque touts portfolio diversification as a strength in the COVID-19 pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2020
When it comes to portfolio diversification, Invesque Chairman and CEO Scott White said he never anticipated that something like the COVID-19 pandemic would figure into its strengths in geographic diversification.