Robots and drones: How the pandemic is shaping the use of technology for seniors
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2020
New technology is being called into service to address challenges related to social isolation and wellness presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Juniper partners with tech company to identify residents at high risk for COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2020
Bloomfield, NJ-based Juniper Communities on Monday announced a partnership with a machine learning algorithm company for data-driven, rapid COVID-19 testing.
Bipartisan bill aims to ensure safe volunteering for older adults during COVID-19 pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 23, 2020
Two U.S. senators have introduced legislation to ensure that older adults can continue to volunteer during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bill would ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates despite older adults remaining at highest risk for serious outcomes
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2023
A study underscoring the need to continue to protect older adults from COVID-19 comes as one state appears close to banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by private employers, including senior living communities.
‘Robust’ senior housing recovery well underway: Ventas CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2021
Although a “robust senior housing recovery is well underway,” Ventas Chair and CEO Debra Cafaro said during Friday’s third-quarter earnings call that it may not progress in a straight line.
Operators have ‘heavy lifting’ to do to regain consumer confidence in wake of pandemic, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 24, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges and shaken consumer confidence in the senior living industry. Operators will need to do some “heavy lifting” in its wake, according to one senior living...
Independent living model serves New Senior well during global pandemic: CEO
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 02, 2020
New Senior Investment Group’s independent living model and more flexible expense structure have served it well during the pandemic, according to CEO and President Susan Givens.
Supporting frontline workers key to resolving senior living’s ‘burnout crisis,’ data show
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2021
After battling COVID-19 on the front lines for almost a year, senior living employees are at a breaking point — even more so than workers in home health agencies, hospitals or retail settings, according...
$10.5 million AMDA, CDC partnership aims to improve vaccination rates in senior living, other settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 21, 2021
A five-year, $10.5 million agreement between AMDA–The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine and the federal government will try to improve vaccination rates among residents and staff members...
Ventas plans to ‘win the recovery’ in senior housing through strategic moves
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2021
Saying that the worst of the pandemic is over, Ventas Chairman and CEO Debra Cafaro said the real estate investment trust’s portfolio delivered “better than expected financial results” in the first...