Vaccine effectiveness against SARS-CoV-2 infection wanes over time
Jun 14, 2022
However, for all ages, vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID-19 was high overall, at 90% five months or longer after two doses.
Help for home health? Due date approaching for repayment of COVID-19 loans
By
Diane Eastabrook
Mar 23, 2021
Some home healthcare providers soon may be in for a rude awakening. Bills for Medicare Accelerated and Advanced Payments to the federal government come due in a few weeks.
Executives more interested in acquisitions than new construction, survey finds
By
John O'Connor
Feb 20, 2019
“Build it and they will come” may be the mantra in “Field of Dreams.” But it appears to be advice senior living executives are less willing to embrace these days, if a recent annual survey is accurate.
McKnight’s Fall Online Expo returns Sept. 20
Sep 07, 2017
Mark your calendar for Sept. 20, the date of the fifth McKnight’s Fall Online Expo, where participants can earn up to three CE credits.
BFFs in the CCRC
Jun 07, 2017
On National Best Friends Day, two residents of Edgewood Summit senior living community in Charleston, WV, will be marking a friendship of more than 80 years.
3-D games may help aging seniors maintain cognitive abilities
By
John O'Connor
Dec 11, 2015
In addition to improving eye-hand coordination and reaction time, these games also may help people who lose memory as they age or suffer from dementia.
NLRB decision could have senior living implications
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2015
The National Labor Relations Board has changed its standard for determining joint employer status, and the decision may have implications for senior living operators.
Loan application deadline extended for Paycheck Protection Program
By
John O'Connor
Jul 07, 2020
Smaller senior living operators may still apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan of up to $10 million, thanks to a law extension.
Indictment comes for attempted arson of Jewish-sponsored assisted living community
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
A Massachusetts man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an attempted arson at a Jewish-sponsored assisted living community in April.
Resident suspected in senior living fire and shooting dies
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2018
A man accused of killing a firefighter and injuring two other people in the California senior living building in which he lived has died.