Senior living can and must do better
If senior living wants to avoid the poor reputation so prevalent across skilled care, it must get serious about keeping its house in order. The most obvious way to do this is a two-step approach.
Disaster preparedness
Senior living communities weather Hurricane Ida
Whether they rode out the storm by sheltering in place or evacuating residents to sister facilities, Louisiana senior living communities took precautions ahead of Hurricane Ida.
Stranded assisted living residents prompt national committee to focus on older adults during emergencies
Prompted in part by a viral photo from 2017 showing residents of a Houston-area assisted living community sitting waist-deep in water for hours during Hurricane Harvey before they were evacuated, the federal government is establishing two new committees to provide support for older adults and people with disabilities during emergencies.
Operators without backup generators are feeling the heat
Some Texas lawmakers are pretty ticked off at senior living communities these days. Or at least the settings without backup power generators.
More news for Monday, April 5
West Virginia considers bill requiring visitation at assisted living communities even during global health crisis … Criminal investigation into assisted living fire that killed resident, firefighter expected to take weeks … Maintenance worker sues senior housing management firm for overtime pay under Fair Labor Standards Act … Miami, Los Angeles, Tampa top Orkin Top 50 Termite Cities List
Massive NY assisted living blaze kills resident; firefighter still missing
A 200-bed assisted living complex in Spring Valley, NY, is a total loss after a massive fire swept through it early Tuesday morning, killing one resident and possibly a firefighter, who remained missing as of press time. A fire and life safety expert shares the takeaway for senior living operators.
Winter storm brings question of mandatory generators back into focus
One difference that stands out between assisted living communities and nursing homes after more than 106 Houston-area long-term care communities reported “emergency events” during last week’s unusual winter storm: the state requires nursing homes to have backup power where life-support systems are used, but no state requirements exist for assisted living communities to have permanent generators on site.
Group requests priority for senior living as ‘extreme’ weather event affects Texas
Ice, power outages and low temperatures left several Brookdale Senior Living communities and other communities across Texas without power on Tuesday, necessitating the implementation of emergency preparedness plans to ride out the unusual storm.
Bill would require assisted living communities to have comprehensive disaster preparedness plans
Assisted living communities would be required to have comprehensive disaster preparedness plans in place under a bill being considered by the state Legislature in Washington.
Senior living operators respond to, prepare for natural disasters
A Cedar Rapids, IA, senior housing company is offering temporary shelter to senior community members affected by a recent derecho storm. Meanwhile, tropical storms, hurricanes and wildfires are affecting other senior living communities.
