Updated shots to shield against COVID-19 infection were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.
This week could bring FDA approval of fall COVID-19 vaccines
Aug 20, 2024
The approval comes much earlier than last year, when autumn shots were announced in mid-September.
Redesign of senior living forced by pandemic’s effects on residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 14, 2023
A new resource guide aims to use lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to help interior designers consider the health and well-being of residents in their senior living community projects.
‘With great hope,’ WHO ends global COVID-19 public health emergency
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2023
More than three years after COVID-19 stopped the world in its tracks, the World Health Organization today announced it is ending the international public health emergency.
Dropping of mask mandates has benefits for residents, staff, employers, provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2023
Senior living advocates in Oregon are greeting the state’s dropping of mask mandates in healthcare settings with relief, saying that it could lead to improved resident and staff satisfaction as well...
Seniors had high burden of RSV-positive respiratory infection before COVID-19
Jan 23, 2023
Following a sharp decline during COVID-19, RSV-positive acute respiratory infection re-emerged during the summer of 2021 and is linked to lower quality of life.
US life expectancy drops for second year thanks to COVID-19, drug overdoses: CDC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 03, 2023
Life expectancy in the United States fell for a second consecutive year due to COVID-19 deaths and drug overdoses, falling to the shortest lifespan since 1996, according to a recent report from the Centers...
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
‘Tripledemic’ is hurting census growth: NIC
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
The pace of move-ins in senior housing and care organizations continued to hold steady, but a “triplememic” of viral respiratory infections is creating a disconnect between move-in rates and higher...
Survey reveals list of must-haves for potential CCRC residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2022
Continuing care retirement community operators considering near- and mid-term investments, amenities and programming should look to ensure healthy aging offerings are in the mix, according to a new survey...