Pandemic risk reduction the new lesson plan for nurse educator
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 04, 2022
Geriatric nurse practitioner and researcher Ashley Ritter, APRN, PhD, started a campaign early in the pandemic to promote factual information regarding COVID-19.
49 percent of assisted living providers operating at a loss: survey
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2021
Assisted living providers continue to face a serious economic crisis in the wake of the pandemic, according to the results of a new survey. A separate survey finds that Americans agree that more needs...
‘Unconscionable’: Senior living eliminated from COVID relief package
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2021
With the possibility that President Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill could come to the House of Representatives for a vote as early as today, senior living industry leaders are sounding the alarm...
Some senior living operators add vaccine access to marketing toolkits to help rebuild occupancy
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 25, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic sends occupancy rates plummeting in senior living communities, some operators are adding vaccine access to their marketing toolbox in a bid to entice prospective residents and...
COVID-19 negligence claims against long-term care providers ‘disregard reality’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2022
A COVID-19 negligence suit against a Wisconsin assisted living community is just one of many legal actions facing long-term care facilities across the country.
Solving ‘unprecedented workforce crisis’ is focus of new AHCA/NCAL campaign
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2023
An “unprecedented workforce crisis” is the backdrop for a national campaign launched by the American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted Living on Wednesday to educate job-seekers...
COVID-19 is operational, legal stress test for senior living industry, provider attorneys say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2020
COVID-19 has served as an unanticipated stress test for the senior living industry, from policies and structures that worked well — or not — and opportunities for innovation across operational and...
Campaign urges Congress to end ‘national nightmare’ of COVID-19 and protect residents, caregivers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 18, 2020
The country’s top leaders are ignoring and walking away from its older residents while trying “to convince us a life or death problem we are coping with each day is just not there,” LeadingAge President...
Town hall aims to push long-term care vaccination levels to 75 percent by July 4
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 24, 2021
A virtual town hall on Tuesday focused on answering questions, alleviating concerns and persuading unvaccinated senior living and other long-term care staff members, residents and families to get a COVID-19...
Complying with state COVID-related measures can be tricky for senior living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2021
Multistate senior living operators have much to stay on top of as some states impose new COVID-related measures amid federal masking recommendations and increased transmission rates from virus variants,...