Decision on J&J COVID-19 vaccine booster doses could take weeks
Aug 20, 2021
Federal health officials are waiting on results from a government-backed clinical trial and from studies by Johnson & Johnson
COVID-19 booster shots headed to long-term care this fall
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2021
The federal government plans to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to long-term care residents and healthcare workers as early as next month, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.
Another state, another senior living provider, another vaccine mandate
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 18, 2021
New York long-term care workers are the latest group to fall under a state COVID-19 vaccination mandate. Meanwhile, Arizona-based senior living provider Sun Health announced a COVID-19 vaccine mandate...
U.S. to recommend booster shots for most Americans
Aug 17, 2021
The first boosters will be given to nursing home residents, healthcare workers and emergency workers. U.S. health officials are concerned as data from Israel continue to suggest that the Pfizer vaccine’s...
Capital Senior Living mulling COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 13, 2021
With more than 90% of its residents fully vaccinated, Capital Senior Living announced during a second-quarter earnings call on Thursday that it is considering a move to make COVID-19 vaccination a condition...
Brookdale takes ‘next step’ in pandemic in mandating staff vaccination: CEO
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2021
Brookdale Senior Living President and CEO Lucinda “Cindy” Baier announced a COVID-19 vaccination mandate for its approximately 35,000 workers during today’s second-quarter earnings call,...
Sabra ‘completely committed’ to senior living, ‘actively reviewing’ $2 billion in deals
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 06, 2021
Sabra Health Care REIT President and CEO Rick Matros said Thursday that the real estate investment trust remains “completely committed to continuing to grow in senior housing,” despite its decision,...
Direct care nurses, aides are industry’s least likely workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 05, 2021
As senior living and care facilities wrestle with the dilemma of requiring workers to be vaccinated, a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study reinforces the idea that higher vaccination...
Full approval of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could come in September
Aug 04, 2021
The FDA said in a statement that its leaders recognized that full approval might counter vaccine hesitancy.
Addus powers through the pandemic, but challenges remain
By
Diane Eastabrook
Aug 04, 2021
Addus HomeCare executives admitted Tuesday the COVID-19 delta variant is challenging the home care industry as it tries to emerge from the 17-month global pandemic.