The science behind UVC light and why it’s critical for senior living community safety
By
Steve Daniel
Aug 26, 2021
In the end, vaccinations and masks aren’t enough to ensure safety given the rise of variant cases nationwide.
Home Helpers Home Care poised for historic changes with Cared-4 service suite
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
Against the backdrop of a proposed $3.5 trillion federal budget aimed at driving more senior care into the home, Home Helpers Home Care is launching a new suite of services that could help it take advantage...
Home care advocates keeping an optimistic eye on $3.5T budget deal
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 26, 2021
The devil is still in the details, but senior services groups and caregiver advocates are optimistic about the $3.5 trillion budget passed Tuesday by the House of Representatives.
1990 to 2019 saw doubling of number of people with hypertension
Aug 25, 2021
The researchers found that despite a stable global age-standardized prevalence, from 1990 to 2019, the number of people aged 30 to 79 years with hypertension doubled from 331 and 317 million women and...
Pandemic stressors, challenges unique to assisted living create leadership opportunities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2021
We’re not out of the woods yet. Jeff Gorter, vice president of clinical crisis response at Byron Center, MI-based R3 Continuum, kicked off a webinar on Tuesday for the American Assisted Living Nurses...
Providers could lose employee retention credit funds sooner than expected
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 25, 2021
The version of the infrastructure bill approved by the Senate earlier this month could end the employee retention credit three months sooner than expected.
United Church Homes and Services rebrands as EveryAge to reflect ‘broader base of constituents’
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 24, 2021
Newton, NC-based United Church Homes and Services is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a name change to EveryAge.
Stop using ivermectin veterinary drug to treat COVID-19, FDA urges
Aug 23, 2021
No form of ivermectin has been approved to treat or prevent COVID-19, the agency emphasized.
Major home care organization calls for vaccine mandate
By
Liza Berger
Aug 23, 2021
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization Monday urged mandatory vaccinations among healthcare staff in all settings.
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine receives full FDA approval
Aug 23, 2021
The vaccine will now be marketed as Comirnaty and is fully approved for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 16 years and older.