Coronavirus / COVID-19

Persistent viral shedding is associated with in-hospital delirium and increased six-month mortality.

COVID-19 booster rollout needs reboot to protect older adults … Artificial intelligence prompts older adults’ participation in research studies … Third ‘grandparent scam’ defendant pleads guilty...

Improvements were seen in physical and mental health, but survivors still have more symptoms than controls at two years.

President Biden has ordered U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of those lost.

The official start of summer is more than a month away, but 16 national organizations, including the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living, were thinking of fall and the...

Governor’s budget includes $211.2M for direct care workforce … Organizations ask HHS to extend the public health emergency … Cincinnati SNF to close by end of year

Congress can ensure access to COVID-19 tests, vaccines and treatments by fully funding the fight against the virus, LeadingAge President and CEO Katie Smith Sloan told members of the U.S. Senate and House...

There are reports of symptoms returning in patients several days after completing the five-day regimen of Paxlovid.

Nearly 400 million doses of vaccine made by Emergent had to be destroyed “due to poor quality control.”

Nobody asked for a pandemic, but potential long-term good news stemming from COVID-19 is that lasting positive changes could be in store for senior living and other long-term care providers.