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...
A sector in disarray?
By
John O'Connor
Jul 01, 2021
Senior living may be on the cusp of an extremely interesting and critical era.
Pfizer to ship smaller packages of COVID-19 vaccine to cut waste, boost uptake
Sep 03, 2021
THe CDC says that smaller packages of the vaccine may be available by October.
Early mAb treatment beneficial for outpatients with COVID-19
Apr 04, 2023
A reduced risk of hospitalization or death was seen at 28 days; a lower risk was seen for all individual mAb products.
Potential moral injury seen in healthcare workers similar to vets
Apr 12, 2022
Demographic characteristics suggestive of less empowerment may increase risk for moral injury.
Persistent dyspnea after COVID-19 may indicate cardiac dysfunction
Dec 16, 2021
Measurements of cardiac performance with transthoracic echocardiography may reveal subclinical cardiac dysfunction
Business briefs, May 12
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 12, 2022
Governor’s budget includes $211.2M for direct care workforce … Organizations ask HHS to extend the public health emergency … Cincinnati SNF to close by end of year
Business briefs, May 24
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 24, 2021
Applications for Indiana CARES Act COVID-19 relief for assisted living providers due July 31 … Sodexo execs eye future of senior living dining experience … The Springs at The Waterfront to open new...
Many COVID-19 home test users may act on quarantine inappropriately
Feb 14, 2022
Users may fail to quarantine or quarantine unnecessarily because of the misinterpretation of pretest probability.
Federal effort ‘important first step’ but ‘far short’ of what’s needed to protect seniors against...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 01, 2020
President Trump’s remark Thursday that seniors are being taken “very special care of” is “false,” and federal government efforts “far short of what’s needed to protect the most vulnerable...