‘Holistic’ approach can address communities’ infrastructure needs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 16, 2021
Skilled nursing facilities, assisted living communities and other types of senior living and care providers can work with a partner to leverage a modern funding method, mitigate risk, create cost efficiency...
Female senior living executives deliver insights from the C-suite
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
PHOENIX—The pandemic challenged the senior living industry to a degree not experienced before. But it also will lead to a better understanding of what senior living is, and a greater appreciation for...
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 15
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
House Build Back Better markups mean historic opportunities for staffing, HCBS services … LTC pharmacy giant Omnicare to require COVID vaccination of all employees … Older Americans faring worse economically...
Home care advocates press Congress on Choose Home, Build Back Better
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 15, 2021
Home care advocates and a union representing home care workers are turning up the heat on Congress to pass legislation that would expand the home care industry and boost wages for its workers.
Estimated population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 62 percent
Sep 14, 2021
The highest population immunity level of 77.2% was found for adults aged 65 years and older; the lowest level of 17.9% was seen for children younger than 12 years.
Argentum calls for continued industry self-regulation as association ramps up advocacy efforts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2021
PHOENIX—Argentum has spent the past 18 months elevating several priorities, with senior living industry advocacy rising to the top as a critical need during the pandemic amid changing federal and state...
Some workers fear loss of income over vaccine refusal; unions unlikely to challenge federal mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 14, 2021
Unvaccinated workers could face higher health insurance premiums or even risk employment termination in light of President Joe Biden’s order last week that employers with 100 or more workers require...
COPD exacerbations up after ambient temperature increase
Sep 13, 2021
Each 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature correlated with a 2% increase in odds of COPD exacerbation.
Vaccine mandate brings relief to home care agencies but raises questions
By
Diane Eastabrook
Sep 13, 2021
President Biden’s vaccine mandate for workers at healthcare agencies receiving Medicare and Medicaid was the kind of good news Louisiana home care agencies needed.
Number of homebound older adults up in 2020
Sep 08, 2021
In 2020, the proportion of community-dwelling, homebound older adults substantially increased, according to a research letter published online Aug. 23 in JAMA Internal Medicine.