New study shines a light on negative side-effects of certain UV light systems used in senior living
By
Aaron Dorman
Oct 26, 2023
There is growing concern that even lower-level UV systems could produce harmful oxide compounds in the air, such as ozone, a new study shows.
Senior living technology spending returns to ‘normal priorities’ in wake of COVID-19 pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 27, 2023
Technology investments in senior living and care are returning to “normal priorities” after a prior focus on COVID-19 pandemic and infection control systems, according to the results of a new survey.
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...
Pandemic drives technology uptake in senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 14, 2022
The pandemic not only sped up the adoption of technology in the senior living and care field; it also opened the door to a variety of new technologies that one expert said are here to stay.
House Appropriations leader calls for immediate federal COVID-19 relief for senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2020
A leader of the House Appropriations Committee has called on the Department of Health and Human Services to place senior living communities on the same playing field as nursing homes in the prioritization...
Enhancing life’s third act — health, wellness and senior living
By
Pablo S. Massari
Apr 05, 2021
Rather than designing senior living communities to shield residents from the next pandemic, landscape architects are building on trends that took root before the arrival of COVID-19.
How to increase vaccination rates? It starts at home (care)
By
Liza Berger
Aug 13, 2021
A more effective approach to combating vaccine hesitancy is when a peer talks to another peer about it, being genuinely curious, thoughtful and caring.
Risks for neurologic, psychiatric sequelae persist after COVID-19
Sep 02, 2022
Adults have increased risks for cognitive deficit, dementia, psychotic disorders, epilepsy or seizures at two-year follow-up.
Preexisting conditions seen in all patients with tachycardia after COVID-19 vaccine
Jan 10, 2024
Reduced heart rate variability was observed in patients with postvaccination postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome.
U.S. Surgeon General investigates COVID-19 misinformation
Mar 04, 2022
Murthy has requested input and data from tech companies, healthcare providers and community organizations.