3 members of Congress give 11 assisted living CEOs until Friday to detail their COVID-19 strategies
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 04, 2020
Senior living operators may not be receiving the personal protective equipment that nursing homes have been promised by the federal government to fight COVID-19, but now they may be receiving a level of...
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
List of companies requiring employee vaccination for COVID-19 growing
By
Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 29, 2021
As leaders in other industries begin dipping their toes in the COVID-19 vaccination mandate waters, the list of senior living providers that have that requirement is growing.
‘Misleading’ report tied to federal bill with COVID-19-related requirements for assisted living,...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 06, 2020
Assisted living communities would be required to report confirmed or suspected cases of COVID-19 to federal, state and local health officials, as well as to residents and their families — and would have...
Assisted living community starts online petition seeking funds to fight COVID-19 as Argentum plans letter-writing...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 02, 2020
A two-month battle with COVID-19 left staff and residents of Cherry Springs Village battered. Now the assisted living community is asking lawmakers not to leave them behind.
Enlivant reaches 90 percent vaccination rate for workers, residents; still reaching for 100 percent
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 14, 2021
Enlivant announced Friday that 90% of its workers and residents have been vaccinated against COVID-19 through its “Together We Can Do It” campaign.
Civitas Senior Living joins providers mandating employee COVID-19 vaccination
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2021
Civitas Senior Living is the latest senior living owner and operator to announce a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees.
COVID, one year later
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 01, 2021
At this time a year ago, we still were unsure what the coronavirus would mean for the industry, for the country or for us personally. Now, effects are clear, even if we still don’t know all of the answers.
Affinity COVID-19 response efforts include a place to stay for at-risk staff
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2020
Affinity Living Group is closing its more than 160 communities to all visitors and vendors to protect the health of its more than 7,000 residents as U.S. cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) proliferate....
Geriatrics expert changes mind, backs mandate of COVID vaccine for long-term care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 05, 2021
“I have completely changed what I believe as a clinician in mandating the vaccine, because unvaccinated people, staff or visitors are really the only vector that’s going to expose residents to the...