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CDC updates COVID-19 reporting, infection control guidance for assisted living communities

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June 2, 2020

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidance to assisted living communities on Friday, providing recommendations on infection reporting, visitor restrictions and group activities.The guidance came on the same day eight U.S. senators wrote to the CDC and CMS chiefs calling for CDC guidance on reopening long-term care facilities to visitors.

AHCA / NCAL releases guidance to help residents stay connected with loved ones

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

June 2, 2020

The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living has released guidance on innovative methods that senior living and care communities can use to keep residents and family members connected while maintaining a mindset on infection prevention and control.

Urgent need exists for significant federal investment in preserving affordable housing: report

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

June 2, 2020

A new report highlights the role the federal government plays in building and preserving affordable rental homes in a time when millions of Americans — including seniors — are facing housing instability during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fund all costs for COVID-19 testing of senior living staff, LeadingAge CEO asks leaders in Congress

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Lois A. Bowers

June 1, 2020

Congress should fund the cost of COVID-19 testing for all staff members, including repeat testing, in assisted living communities, life plan communities and affordable seniors housing communities and other congregate settings where it is required, such as nursing homes, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan said in a letter to Republican and Democrat leaders in the Senate and House.

Editors' Columns

Balancing safety, quality of life in the COVID-19 era

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Lois A. Bowers

June 1, 2020

Pavlo Kononenko doesn’t think his company’s approach to battling the effects of COVID-19 is unique, but what he described in a recent blog certainly is different from media reports that portray senior living residents as lonely and isolated from fellow residents, and family members as pleading to see them after months of separation.

The four stages of senior living?

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John O'Connor

May 28, 2020

So will this sector be different in say, five or 10 years? Absolutely. But the sector was going to be very different, regardless of COVID-19.

Guest Column

A ray of hope in the midst of the pandemic: A legal pathway forward

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Matt Keenan

Brad Bodamer

June 1, 2020

Just as there is hope on the medical horizon in the COVID-19 battle, all is not lost in our courthouses for long-term care providers. The pathway forward for the industry may not be as bleak as it first might appear.

Marketplace Column

How to improve safety, health and efficiency during the pandemic

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Josh Malbogat

May 28, 2020

It is times such as these that make every step and task really count toward safety. And when you can streamline your daily work, that’s easier to achieve.

Company News

People in the news, June 2

Appointments and promotions at Atlas Senior Living, CHI Living Communities, Elegance Living, Fairview Park, G5, LTC Properties, SAGE and Stonebridge at Montgomery.

Product News

New technology aims to improve quality of life for socially isolated older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

New technology is breaking up the monotony of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing entertainment and improving quality of life in the process.

In Focus

Senior-to-senior advice

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Kimberly Bonvissuto

May 27, 2020

Graduating high school seniors across the country are hearing plenty of advice from family members, friends, teachers and graduation speakers. Residents of the Charlotte, NC-based Waltonwood Cotswold offered their own words of wisdom — senior to senior. Find out more, and learn how to submit your photos!

TOP NEWS

CDC updates COVID-19 reporting, infection control guidance for assisted living communities

AHCA / NCAL releases guidance to help residents stay connected with loved ones

Urgent need exists for significant federal investment in preserving affordable housing: report

Fund all costs for COVID-19 testing of senior living staff, LeadingAge CEO asks leaders in Congress

Editors' Columns

Balancing safety, quality of life in the COVID-19 era

The four stages of senior living?

Guest Column

A ray of hope in the midst of the pandemic: A legal pathway forward

Marketplace Column

How to improve safety, health and efficiency during the pandemic

Company News

People in the news, June 2

Product News

New technology aims to improve quality of life for socially isolated older adults during COVID-19 pandemic

In Focus

Senior-to-senior advice

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