Nirmatrelvir during acute SARS-CoV-2 does not reduce risk for long COVID
Jan 05, 2024
No association was seen for rebound symptoms or test positivity with symptoms of long COVID.
Feds announce Provider Relief Fund application for private-pay assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 01, 2020
Private-pay assisted living communities now may apply for funding under the Provider Relief Fund phase 2 general distribution allocation, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday through...
Healthpeak, Ventas receive nearly all of April and May rent from seniors housing operators
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 04, 2020
Chicago-based Ventas received substantially all April and May rents from its triple-net senior housing tenants, according to an investor presentation given by the real estate investment trust this week...
‘Misallocation’ of COVID-19 vaccines led to preventable deaths of older adults: study
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 16, 2024
Older adults in New York City may have missed out on timely COVID-19 vaccinations — and possibly died — due to a misallocation of resources that allowed younger adults in wealthy neighborhoods to jump...
Omega Healthcare Investors and Maplewood Senior Living hope to open their Manhattan high-rise assisted living and memory care community “as soon as possible,” Omega Chief Corporate Development Officer...
Moderna vaccine may shield more against breakthrough infections than Pfizer: study
Aug 12, 2021
The Mayo Clinic researchers found that in Minnesota last month, the Moderna vaccine was 76% effective at preventing a breakthrough infection, whereas the Pfizer vaccine was only 42% effective.
Green Street: Seniors housing may be hardest hit, but rebound looks promising by 2023
By
Amy Novotney
May 01, 2020
Investors taking a long-term view of the senior housing sector should see their investments pay off in the years ahead, despite indications that the industry will be among those hardest hit by the ongoing...
Election may bring positive permanent changes for home care, NAHC president says
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
As the dust settles from the election, legislative gridlock likely will continue to be the norm, William A. Dombi, president of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, said Thursday.
Pandemic may provide long-term silver lining for home- and community-based options
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 06, 2020
For years, long-term care for older Americans has suffered due to underfunding and inattention, but believe it or not, COVID-19 could help reverse these negatives, Nora Super, senior director of the Milken...
DEA: Extend COVID telehealth prescribing rules – for now
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2023
With the end of the public health emergency for the outbreak rapidly approaching, the Drug Enforcement Administration has submitted plans to continue prescription flexibilities for telemedicine that were...