Vaccine mandate violates religious beliefs, lawsuit claims
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2022
An Alabama continuing care retirement community is facing a religious discrimination lawsuit after allegedly firing four workers who refused to comply with its COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
Residents’ ‘extreme’ weight loss during pandemic leads to call for guidelines, standards
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2022
National standards and state guidelines are needed to monitor assisted living residents for significant weight loss, particularly during quarantine periods, according to the authors of a new review of...
COVID-19 digital memorial binds strangers through shared grief
By
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.
Communication, documentation key in COVID litigation defense, legal experts say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 28, 2022
COVID-19 continues to challenge senior living and other long-term care providers on various levels. But the message from the legal field remains consistent: communicate and document.