Citing staffing concerns, 2 governors ask for ‘relief’ from CMS vaccine mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 02, 2022
Republican governors Jim Justice of West Virginia and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia requested “relief” Monday in the form of broader exemptions from the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ vaccine...
CDC program expands free COVID-19 testing to assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 08, 2022
Assisted living communities now have access to free COVID-19 testing through a federal program that previously targeted schools, shelters and correctional facilities.
FDA OKs third COVID-19 shot for vulnerable Americans
Aug 13, 2021
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized a third “booster” shot of coronavirus vaccines for people with weakened immune systems, as the highly contagious delta variant continues...
Just 7 percent of US adults have gotten updated COVID-19 vaccine
Oct 27, 2023
The new shot targets a highly contagious variant that is in wide circulation nationwide.
Portfolio addition requires pandemic pivot
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 17, 2020
Jayne Sallerson, chief operating officer and partner at Naperville, IL-based Charter Senior Living, recently spoke with McKnight’s Senior Living about what it’s like to add a community to a management...
Powerful tools to protect employees’ mental well-being
By
Andrea Griesmar
Nov 22, 2021
When Brightview Senior Living began to see telltale signs of fatigue, stress and burnout, the company created a mental health initiative called “Roadmap to Mental Well-Being.”
HIPAA privacy rule permits employer inquiries of vaccination status: HHS
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2021
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act does not prohibit an individual or business from asking whether someone has received a particular vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine, nor does...
COVID-19 vaccination bests natural immunity for cutting death, hospitalizations
Dec 28, 2022
Natural immunity, however, was tied to a lower incidence of new infection.
FDA panel to weigh improved booster shots from Moderna, Pfizer
Jun 27, 2022
Both Pfizer and Moderna have been testing updated booster shots that target the omicron variant.
More people than ever worry they won’t be able to retire: survey
By
Amy Novotney
Jan 27, 2021
Thanks to a pandemic that has left millions of Americans jobless and forced many to tap into their retirement savings early or stop saving altogether, more people than ever believe retirement is out of...