As we pass the nine-month mark since the first known case of coronavirus arrived in a U.S. long-term care facility, a new survey provides more evidence that the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing workforce...
8 COVID-19 tips, tricks and cautions for assisted living and skilled nursing
By
Timothy J. Holahan, D.O.
Ghinwa Dumyati, M.D.
Ryan Gilmartin, MPA
Jun 29, 2020
Assisted living and skilled nursing each have their own unique regulatory, clinical and social factors to consider when it comes to COVID-19. Here, we describe the eight challenges or issues that leaders...
This shouldn’t be his decision to make
By
John O'Connor
Jan 20, 2022
This is one time when a governor’s decision to ignore the Supreme Court will come at a high cost. For others, that is.
How’d you find comfort during the pandemic year?
By
John O'Connor
May 06, 2021
My guess is that there is not a person reading this who has not dealt with a COVID-19-related caregiving, service or operational challenge. And it’s probably a safe bet that most of us have had to make...
How CCaH programs are proving their worth during COVID-19
By
Amanda Young, MS, CMC
Apr 20, 2020
Despite challenges, continuing care at home programs quickly have developed innovative ways to support their members and continue to market to prospective members.
‘It doesn’t have to be this way,’ owner says of COVID deaths in senior living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Tyson Belanger served three tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine. Now, as the owner of the assisted living home his parents built 44 years ago, he thinks he has the solution to winning the war on COVID-19....
It shouldn’t be a license to kill
By
John O'Connor
Nov 18, 2021
Introducing the Dumber Than A Box of Rocks Award. This ignoble prize recognizes leaders who flagrantly ignore the fact they are supposed to be in the caregiving field.
Pandemic is ‘pie in our face’ and opportunity for change, speakers say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 23, 2020
With many legislators and members of the lay media focusing their attention on long-term care due to the coronavirus pandemic, now may be an opportune time to educate these audiences about the industry...
For senior living, it will be the best of times – and the worst
By
John O'Connor
Nov 12, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, my sense is that we are going to see operators generally following one of three paths.
3 ways to help residents stay connected during the COVID-19 pandemic
By
Steve Slayton
Sep 15, 2020
The arrival of COVID-19 and the accompanying safety precautions that have followed has had a major effect on senior living communities and their residents. Person-to-person interactions are an important...