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U.S. News launches ‘Best Senior Living’ program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 07, 2021
U.S. News & World Report has launched a “Best Senior Living” initiative with the goal of releasing inaugural listings for consumers in the first quarter of 2022. The program will cover individual...
Educating or ‘taking a stand’? Associations differ on approach to long-term care worker COVID vaccination
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 27, 2021
A growing number of professional associations are calling for COVID-19 vaccination requirements for healthcare workers, but at least one major organization is pumping the brakes on calling for an industry-wide...
People in the news, April 20
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 20, 2021
Appointments, promotions and other news at the American College of Health Care Administrators, Highland Springs, iN2L, InnovAge, Integral Senior Living, Juniper Communities, Lifespace Communities, Mission...
Legal experts, ethicists continue to weigh in on vaccine mandates for long-term care staff
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 08, 2021
It’s a question that has plagued senior living and skilled nursing operators since COVID-19 vaccinations first became available in December: Can and should vaccination be required for staff members?
People in the news, Feb. 9
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2021
Appointments, promotions and news at Arrow Senior Living, Bridges by EPOCH, Buckner Calder Woods, CareTrust REIT, Commonwealth Senior Living, Enlivant, Griffin Living, Juniper Communities, Kisco Senior...
COVID testing program uses artificial intelligence to maximize limited resources in senior living
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 12, 2021
A somewhat rare use of artificial intelligence in senior living is helping an operator maximize limited resources by predicting the severity of COVID-19 symptoms in residents to determine who should be...
Pandemic forces mindset shift in senior living, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 14, 2020
As the nature and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic remains unclear, the senior living industry finds itself shifting from a sprint to a marathon without a known finish line. Lynne Katzmann of Juniper...
COVID-19 introduces uncertainties, lessons for senior living industry: LTC Properties
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2020
In its second-quarter earnings call, real estate investment trust LTC Properties executives relayed the uncertainties the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced into the senior living industry, as well as color...
Frontline workers must be priority for COVID-19 resources, groups say; Juniper to test all residents,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2020
The safety and well-being of frontline workers in senior living and skilled nursing must be prioritized in order to ensure that older adults receive the care they need and that the spread of COVID-19 is...