3 lessons that COVID has taught activity directors about reimagining resident programs
By
Michelle Sayre, CTRS, CDP
Jun 13, 2022
Armed with lessons from the pandemic, we’re now more creative, energized and excited to plan activities for our residents.
Food allergy tied to lower risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection
Jun 09, 2022
Asthma does not raise the risk for infection or household transmission.
Sharing lessons from the pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 06, 2022
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier discusses her new book, “Heroes Work Here: An Extraordinary Story of Courage, Resilience and Hope from the Front Lines of COVID-19.”
Most neurologic symptoms persist for COVID-19 long haulers
Jun 02, 2022
SARS-CoV-2 vaccination appears to have no positive or negative impact on cognitive function or fatigue.
Vaccination cuts risk of severe COVID-19 in patients on dialysis
Jun 01, 2022
There was a reduction in risk of admission and deaths with prior two-dose vaccination versus no vaccination.
Vaccination offers partial protection for postacute phase of COVID-19
May 31, 2022
Individuals with breakthrough infection have an increased risk for death and postacute sequelae compared with contemporary controls.
Proportion of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections unclear
May 27, 2022
Most SARS-CoV-2 infections are not asymptomatic; those with asymptomatic infections are less infectious.
Burden of persistent symptoms high after COVID-19 infection
May 24, 2022
No specific causes of symptoms of postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection were identified.
Antibody levels after COVID-19 vaccination inversely linked to body weight
May 23, 2022
An inverse correlation was sustained for up to six months following two doses of BNT162b2 (Pfizer–BioNTech) in a small cohort of healthy young and middle-aged adults.
Long COVID in older adults likely to be misdiagnosed: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 20, 2022
Many long COVID symptoms mimic the effects of aging, leading to misdiagnosis, according to a recent study published in the journal BMJ.