6 keys to protecting workers from the next public health emergency: experts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 05, 2023
Public health experts recently shared several recommendations for employers as well as federal, state and local agencies to protect workers should another public health emergency occur.
Is loneliness at work the next pandemic?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2023
A new study reveals that loneliness can be an issue for employees, even as the COVID-19 pandemic recedes. In fact, one group is calling loneliness “the next pandemic” in the workplace. But fortunately,...
COVID, workforce, financial issues confront senior living providers as 2023 starts, leaders say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 03, 2023
Addressing the burnout plaguing existing employees while working to entice others to join the industry will be a focus of providers in 2023.
Big senior living stories of 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2022
Here are some of the major stories that affected senior living providers in 2022.
Court denies healthcare provider’s attempt to prevent DOL from pursuing damages for COVID-19 whistleblower
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 02, 2022
The dismissal of a state claim against an organization over alleged health and safety violations does not necessarily mean that the organization is off the hook for damages related to those alleged violations,...
Assisted living employers should consider mandates for flu, COVID vaccinations, boosters, CDC says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 24, 2022
Assisted living and other long-term care and healthcare employers should recommend vaccination against influenza and COVID-19 to their employees and should consider requiring employees to obtain the vaccines,...
Business briefs, Oct. 4
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2022
Poisoning death lawsuits renew interest in assisted living staffing regulations … APIC expert urges mask-wearing in long-term care despite CDC guidance … Fitch assigns Plymouth Place BB+; outlook stable...
AHCA/NCAL, 15 other groups pressure HHS to extend public health emergency
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2022
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...
How older adults — perhaps surprisingly — have fared during the pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 11, 2022
Results of a Kaiser Family Foundation poll released this week reveal the perhaps surprising resilience of older adults during the pandemic.
5 items for senior living’s 2022 to-do list
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 10, 2022
The leaders of five organizations active in the senior living space recently shared with me their insights on the biggest challenges facing the industry. Culled from their comments is a list of action...