Series of senior living deaths over holidays attributed to freezing temperatures
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 04, 2023
The celebratory mood of the holidays was tempered in three states by the deaths of residents who wandered outside of their senior living communities and succumbed to freezing temperatures.
Senior living faces unique challenges in implementing widespread telehealth use
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2022
The relative independence and health of senior living residents compared with other long-term care recipients likely affect the use of telehealth in independent living and assisted living communities,...
‘Tripledemic’ is hurting census growth: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
The pace of move-ins in senior housing and care organizations continued to hold steady, but a “triplememic” of viral respiratory infections is creating a disconnect between move-in rates and higher...
‘Massive’ relief bill sends funding to state’s senior living and care providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 16, 2022
Several “long-awaited” aging and health policy proposals passed the Ohio Legislature Thursday as part of a “massive” $6 billion relief bill that includes $40 million for assisted living providers...
Solitude’s bad rap ignores benefits of reflection, restoration for many seniors, Mather researchers...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 15, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the importance of socialization among older adults, but a new Mather Institute research brief provides a “fresh perspective on solitude.” The brief emphasizes that...
Maintaining brain health and encouraging successful aging are behind Belmont Village’s foray into collaborations to provide lifelong learning opportunities to its senior living residents.
COVID-19 digital memorial binds strangers through shared grief
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2022
Alex Goldstein started a Twitter feed he called FacesOfCOVID for his own personal catharsis, he found that it provided a space for public recognition and memorial when those opportunities were limited.
Caregiver pleads guilty, receives probation in death of assisted living resident
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2022
One of three caregivers facing felony charges in the death of an 86-year-old assisted living and memory care community resident left outside in the heat has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation.
Most older adults prefer separation of healthcare decision-making, religious beliefs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2022
Most older adults want to keep their healthcare and spiritual or religious lives separate, but they also see a role for healthcare providers in finding meaning or hope in the face of illness, according...
More news for Monday, Dec. 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2022
LeadingAge urges HUD to improve senior housing preservation … DC-area providers receive $10K for COVID-19, flu vaccine access … Bill aims to repeal Wasington LTSS program … Study meant to help older...