California restores assisted living death data to COVID-19 website after public outcry
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 23, 2020
California has restored the names of assisted living communities where COVID-19-related deaths have occurred to a state website shortly after resident advocates questioned the move and blamed the long-term...
People in the news, July 21
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2020
Appointments and promotions at Atlas Senior Living, the Capstone at Station Camp, Health Dimensions Group, Legacy Ridge at Neese Road, Palm Cove Living, Retirement Unlimited, Silvercreek Senior Assisted...
National core competency standards, training key to elevating direct care workers: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
Direct care workers remain undervalued in long-term care, according to a new report from PHI that calls for training and career advancement opportunities.
Second-quarter senior housing occupancy rate is lowest on record, NIC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2020
Senior housing occupancy in the second quarter was at the lowest level on record since the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care began reporting data in 2006, NIC said Thursday. Individually,...
Connecticut to pay research firm $450,000 to review state’s COVID-19 response in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2020
The state of Connecticut will pay a research firm $450,000 to conduct an independent review of the state’s COVID-19 response in assisted living communities and nursing homes, Gov. Ned Lamont announced...
63 percent of long-term care providers wait up to 4 days for COVID-19 test results
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2020
Eighty-seven percent of assisted living communities and nursing homes participating in a new survey said it is taking two or more days for them to obtain the results of COVID-19 tests of staff members....
Senior living operators are using a balanced, data-driven approach to reopening communities during the COVID-19 pandemic by continuously assessing risk, mitigating transmission and monitoring progress...
Senior living community ‘vehemently denies’ wrongdoing, accepts consent order for violating...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
The operator of an independent living community in Pennsylvania has settled claims made by the U.S. Justice Department that one of its communities violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against...
Assisted living operators need PPE and testing, should report COVID-19 data to federal government, House...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2020
Congress should take “immediate steps” to get needed personal protective equipment to assisted living communities, nursing homes, home- and community-based settings and other places where older adults...
CCRC opens specialized unit to care for older adults with COVID-19
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2020
After designating one building on its campus to care for its own residents infected with COVID-19, a North Texas continuing care retirement community has opened its doors to others needing specialized...