Provider associations advise residents to consult with doctors in wake of health officials’ stance...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 17, 2024
Senior living providers in Florida are advising their residents, particularly those with underlying health conditions, to consult their own doctors before making a decision about COVID-19 vaccination,...
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.
Affinity Living Group dominates on CDC Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 23, 2019
Affinity Living Group accounts for 100 of the 130 long-term care facilities on the Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll of the Immunization Action Coalition, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and...
Mandating seasonal flu vaccinations in the workplace in the time of COVID-19
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Patricia Goodson
James Bobbitt
Oct 26, 2020
The issue of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace is becoming increasingly relevant as medical experts in the U.S. anticipate that a COVID-19 vaccine will be available for distribution to the general...
Mandate flu vaccination for long-term care workers and residents, group recommends
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
Assisted living organizations and other long-term care employers should mandate flu vaccination for staff members and make vaccination a condition of employment for workers, according to experts convened...
Affinity Living Group mandates flu vaccines for company’s 4,000 employees
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Lois A. Bowers
May 16, 2019
The organization said it is the first long-term care provider in North Carolina to provide mandatory employee vaccinations on this scale.
EEOC files lawsuit after workers are fired for not getting flu shots
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2016
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced Monday that it is suing a health system for not granting accommodations to six employees who objected to its flu vaccination policy on religious...
Health experts weigh in with opinions on coming flu season
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John Hall
Dec 03, 2023
Experts advise providers to stay ahead of potential disease outbreaks by working collaboratively with pharmacies on vaccination campaigns.
COVID-19 deaths preventable if available tools used: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2023
Most deaths attributable to COVID-19 today are preventable through the use of tools including vaccines, quality face masks and antiviral treatments, according to a special pathogens expert.
Assisted living employers should consider mandates for flu, COVID vaccinations, boosters, CDC says
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care and healthcare employers should recommend vaccination against influenza and COVID-19 to their employees and should consider requiring employees to obtain the vaccines,...