NIC point-in-time survey shows COVID-19 cases, testing higher in settings where residents have greater...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
Suspected and confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 are higher in senior living and care settings where resident care needs are greater, according to results of a small survey released Friday by the National...
Meet Kimberly Townsend, Hall of Honor inductee
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
Kimberly Townsend, president and CEO of Loretto, is a member of the 2020 McKnight’s Women of Distinction Hall of Honor.
Senior living community ‘vehemently denies’ wrongdoing, accepts consent order for violating...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
The operator of an independent living community in Pennsylvania has settled claims made by the U.S. Justice Department that one of its communities violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against...
Indictment comes for attempted arson of Jewish-sponsored assisted living community
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2020
A Massachusetts man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with an attempted arson at a Jewish-sponsored assisted living community in April.
Senior living communities need PPE but face challenges with traditional distribution channels: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 26, 2020
A majority of senior living communities and other “alternate site providers” report a more than 50% increase in personal protective equipment needs since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a...
National median age increases 1.2 years as aging baby boomers grow older
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 26, 2020
Aging baby boomers are nudging the national median age up by 1.2 years, according to a population estimates report released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
GAO report highlights challenges, opportunities in federal COVID-19 response, recovery efforts
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
Federal agencies have made “limited progress” in achieving transparency and accountability goals related to government spending related to COVID-19 the U.S. Government Accountability Office said in...
Senior living owners take rare step to isolate with residents during COVID-19 pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
Kathy and Don Beck have taken extraordinary steps to keep the older adults in their small Oregon senior living community safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senior living professionals from around the world share COVID-19 lessons learned
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
COVID-19 has had a huge impact on senior living and care operators around the world, and every country is at a different stage of reopening. But commonalities have surfaced in the experience, no matter...
Memory care community disputes health officials’ claim that COVID-19 outbreak is tied to birthday party
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 25, 2020
An Illinois memory care community is defending itself after local and state public health officials linked its COVID-19 outbreak to four recent cases in a nearby county after a resident attended a birthday...