81 percent of providers encourage residents not to travel for holidays: poll
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 17, 2020
Eighty-one percent of senior living and care providers responding to a recent survey say that they are encouraging their residents not to travel during the upcoming holidays, due to the pandemic.
Minnesota asks feds for help with staffing, supply shortages in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2020
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is asking the federal government for staffing and supply help for assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities, as well as hospitals, in the state that are struggling...
No side of COVID with my turkey
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2020
I’ll make my mother’s dressing recipe, a family favorite, and the rest of the meal, for two instead of 20, and at some point during the day, I hope to join my siblings and their families for a video...
Digital delivery becoming new norm for home health agencies: survey
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Joe Jancsurak
Nov 16, 2020
More than half of the home health agency respondents to a recent survey said the biggest pandemic-related change to their business models has been converting to digital delivery of services, and that this...
Telehealth program focuses on COVID-positive patients discharged from hospitals
By
Joe Jancsurak
Nov 13, 2020
COVID-positive patients at some Texas hospitals now can be treated and monitored at home throughout their recoveries as part of a program through Dallas-based TheraCare Home Health, part of the Cantex...
3 reasons to keep offering video visits even after the pandemic
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Karen O’Hern
Nov 12, 2020
Video calls have gained traction during the pandemic. When our communities start to open, visitation rules begin to relax, and families and friends can get together again, will we keep in place these video...
Assisted living operators’ ‘surprise’ COVID fees being investigated
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 10, 2020
The New York Times said it is investigating the “surprise charges” that some assisted living operators are passing along to residents via one-time fees meant to help cover the costs of testing, preventing...
Michigan rolls out staffing support for assisted living during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2020
New rapid response teams rolled out by state health officials in Michigan are meant to help assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities in Michigan hit by staffing shortages during...
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...
Operators better prepared to manage next pandemic: LTC Properties CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2020
The senior living and care industry has faced considerable challenges related to COVID-19, but operators now have better tools and a better understanding of how to manage in the pandemic, LTC Properties...