COVID relief package needs to address pandemic ‘dangers’ to older adults, provider group says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 16, 2021
LeadingAge is stepping up calls on Congress to adopt a COVID relief package addressing the dangers that the pandemic poses to senior living residents and other older adults.
LeadingAge urges Treasury to consider older adults in new $25B rent relief program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2021
Although the federal government rolled out a new $25 billion rent relief program in December for households struggling under COVID-19, LeadingAge is urging the new administration to include older adults.
Addressing the double pandemic of COVID-19 and loneliness
By
Avi Philipson
Jan 19, 2021
We’re starting a new year, and the pandemic still rages on. Its complete demise never was guaranteed, but there was a quieted optimism that the virus would be largely improved by now. On the contrary,...
Outlook for senior living in 2021
By
Cary Tremper
Jan 14, 2021
Senior living still is an attractive space, one that can only get better as we show that we came out of the pandemic stronger than we were going into it.
Sniffing out COVID: Service dogs take on new role in Georgia assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 14, 2021
A Georgia-based senior living operator is partnering with a nonprofit service dog trainer to staff its metro Atlanta-based assisted living communities with COVID-sniffing canines.
Our Great Place to Work journey — before and after COVID
By
Warren Spieker
Jan 11, 2021
When we created Continuing Life to support a growing group of continuing care retirement communities, we invested in being a great place to work. It took a few years of work, and we’re not perfect,...
Pandemic drives senior living occupancy to record lows
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 08, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic continues to negatively affect occupancy in senior living, with percentages released Thursday by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care’s NIC MAP Data Service...
Recovering from emotional, economic effects of pandemic will dominate senior living in 2021
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
Virus-related matters will dominate the actions of senior living owners and operators for the time being, industry leaders told McKnight’s Senior Living.
COVID-19 driving technology adoption across senior living: Ziegler
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 18, 2020
The pandemic has cast a long shadow over the senior living and care sector. But it also is being credited as a catalyst for technology adoption and spending, as well as healthcare innovation.
Time is now for coordinating employee vaccine process: workplace safety expert
By
Amy Novotney
Dec 08, 2020
Whether long-term care operators will mandate that their employees get a COVID-19 vaccine once one is available has been a topic of much discussion over the past several weeks.