To help those who are considering or are currently rolling out a vaccine requirement for staff, here are some lessons from our rollout that may be useful.
New task force to develop guidance for reopening senior living and care communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 11, 2020
Representatives of more than 140 senior housing and care operators and members of four associations advocating for U.S. providers are joining forces with other groups in a new effort to provide guidance...
More COVID-19 tests on the way to assisted living communities, HHS says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 28, 2020
This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is shipping 2.6 million COVID-19 test kits to facilities that serve vulnerable populations, including assisted living communities.
Senate leader promises coronavirus relief this week as U.S. cases, deaths increase and senior living...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads in the U.S. and senior living companies face increasing challenges, the Senate on Tuesday did not vote on a relief bill passed by the House. Senate Majority...
Low-tech program helps assisted living residents socialize, med students learn during pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 15, 2021
A simple social calling model launched during the pandemic gave medical students real-life practice in geriatric assessment skills while providing socialization opportunities for residents of assisted...
Long-term care pharmacy leaders call for COVID-19 relief from Congress
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 14, 2020
Leaders from 12 of the nation’s largest long-term care pharmacies have sent a letter to leaders in Congress asking for $350 million in financial relief to meet challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
A ray of hope in the midst of the pandemic: A legal pathway forward
By
Matt Keenan
Brad Bodamer
Jun 01, 2020
Just as there is hope on the medical horizon in the COVID-19 battle, all is not lost in our courthouses for long-term care providers. The pathway forward for the industry may not be as bleak as it first...
Assisted living to receive 15 million more COVID tests, but more support needed, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2020
Assisted living communities will receive 15 million additional COVID-19 rapid, point-of-care antigen tests in the coming weeks, President Donald Trump announced Monday in providing an update on the nation’s...
Feds accelerate plan to offer coronavirus vaccines in pharmacies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 07, 2021
After criticism over the slow rollout of COVID-19 vaccines to long-term care facilities and elsewhere, the federal government said it is taking “immediate action” to lay out ways for states to speed...