Multigenerational homes likely to be more popular in the future, but may not be safest against pandemic
By
Amy Novotney
Jun 30, 2020
Demand is growing for homes designed to accommodate more than one generation, and many say they expect the pandemic to accelerate that trend. Shelter-in-place orders often make it difficult for adult children...
Bloomberg: Coronavirus may end America’s embrace of retirement communities and nursing homes
By
Amy Novotney
Apr 22, 2020
An editorial in Bloomberg Tuesday explored the largely voluntary movement over the past century in the United States toward herding people over the age of 65 into special communities built around their...
Video game may help slow dementia progression, address workforce issues
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 20, 2019
Elmcroft Senior Living is helping researchers determine whether a robot-guided video game can help slow dementia progression by encouraging older adults to exercise and socialize. The technology also may...
AI model may detect COVID-19 cases using voice changes
Sep 09, 2022
A deep learning model based on voice data from crowd-sourced audio samples uses subtle voice changes to detect COVID-19 cases.
Biden administration may stop buying COVID-19 vaccines, treatments by fall
Aug 17, 2022
Tests, vaccines and treatments would be provided through the regular healthcare system.
Senior living occupancy recovery may stretch into 2023 — or 2028, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 05, 2022
SAs the pandemic nears its second anniversary, occupancy appears to be moving in a positive direction but still may be in recovery mode at this time next year — and maybe for much longer, industry leaders...
Negative COVID-19 test may be required after isolation among asymptomatic
Jan 03, 2022
The CDC is considering adding extra safeguard after getting some “pushback” on its Dec. 27 guidance that shortened isolation times.
Cardiac complications up after SARS-CoV-2 infection versus vaccines
Apr 06, 2022
“[T]he risks for these complications were higher after infection than after vaccination among males and females in all age groups,” the authors write.
Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection less protective against omicron variant
Feb 11, 2022
The effectiveness of previous infection in the prevention of reinfection was about 90% for the alpha, beta and delta variants and 56% for the omicron variant.
Frequency of long-term symptoms up with positive SARS-CoV-2 test
Sep 13, 2021
The persistence of more than four weeks of at least one initially occurring symptom was found among 76.2% of those with positive test.