3 ways tech use during pandemic will change long-term care forever
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2021
With major vaccination programs completed and visitation restrictions easing, life at long-term care facilities across the country is inching toward looking more like its pre-pandemic self. But even when...
Next Online Forum shares how to adapt telehealth, pest control during pandemic
Sep 01, 2020
The effects of pandemic telehealth and pest control in senior living and skilled nursing will be the focus of the McKnight’s Online Forum, COVID-19 Update VII, on Thursday, Sept. 10. Attendees can...
COVID-19 and senior care will be topic of March 25 webinar
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
Get up-to-the-minute information about the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its effects, and learn evidence-based ways to protect residents from serious harm, at a free webinar on Wednesday,...
CDC protocol, prioritization of senior living needed, Argentum tells federal government
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
The federal government should clarify protocols that assisted living communities and states should take when residents have symptoms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and should take other steps to...
Operators using telehealth, live-streaming, video-chatting in this time of COVID-19
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2020
Senior living operators today have much more sophisticated technology at their disposal than did their predecessors, and they’re putting that technology to good use to help ensure the health and safety...
Senate leader promises coronavirus relief this week as U.S. cases, deaths increase and senior living...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2020
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads in the U.S. and senior living companies face increasing challenges, the Senate on Tuesday did not vote on a relief bill passed by the House. Senate Majority...
Extend COVID-19 public emergency declaration, provider group urges HHS
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2021
The federal public health emergency declared due to COVID-19, which is set to expire Jan. 23, should be extended until five criteria are met, American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted...
3 ways COVID-19 will change senior living forever
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
One senior living expert recently shared with me three ways senior living surely will change, and another way it will change at least temporarily, due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Provider groups dispute judge’s claim that senior living is unsafe during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
A provider organization in Texas is educating residents, families and the general public about the relative safety of senior living communities and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic after a public...
HHS extends COVID-19 public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 11, 2021
The federal public health emergency due to COVID-19 has been extended until April, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced Thursday evening.