Big senior living stories of 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
Flu
19% of older adults don’t plan to get flu vaccine: study
Nineteen percent of people aged 60 or more years do not plan to get vaccinated against influenza this year, according to a new AmeriSpeak Spotlight on Health survey from NORC at the University of Chicago.
Early flu season threatens senior living residents in most states
This year’s flu season is off to an early start, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
FDA approves new flu vaccine option for older adults
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new influenza vaccine for people aged 65 or more years, biopharmaceutical company Sanofi announced Monday.
What you need to know about flu vaccination
Here are some important takeaways about influenza vaccination from my conversation with the medical director of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases.
Affinity Living Group dominates on CDC Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll
Affinity Living Group accounts for 100 of the 130 long-term care facilities on the Influenza Vaccination Honor Roll of the Immunization Action Coalition, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Signature HealthCARE’s new flu vaccine policy will affect everyone in every facility
A new influenza vaccination policy announced Wednesday by Louisville, KY-based Signature HealthCARE will apply to all employees, residents, patients, volunteers, vendors and others in any of the organization’s assisted living, memory care, skilled nursing and rehabilitation facilities.
Affinity Living Group mandates flu vaccines for company’s 4,000 employees
The organization said it is the first long-term care provider in North Carolina to provide mandatory employee vaccinations on this scale.
CDC: 2018–2019 flu season sets record for length
The 2018–2019 flu season isn’t over but already has set a record, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday in its weekly flu report.
New flu vaccine could be medical breakthrough of the decade, NIH director says
Researchers have taken a potential step closer to what the director of the National Institutes of Health predicts will be one of the 10 medical breakthroughs of the next 10 years with the launch of the agency’s first clinical trial of a flu vaccine that may be able to provide long-lasting protection for all age groups from multiple influenza subtypes.
