Risk assessments key to effective emergency preparedness plans
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 15, 2024
Emergency preparedness should be top of mind for all senior living providers, but the topic also is most likely to be shuffled off to the side until tragedy strikes.
Identifying highest-risk assisted living communities key to tackling next outbreak: report
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks to provide necessary...
Provider groups partner to strengthen workforce, improve care coordination
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 15, 2024
The Florida Health Care Association and the Florida Assisted Living Association will collaborate to try to strengthen the long-term care workforce and improve the coordination of high-quality care.
‘Great Resignation’ becomes ‘Great Reshuffle’ of American jobs
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 16, 2024
After a record number of workers left their jobs in the early part of the decade in what was known as the “Great Resignation,” the American workforce has entered a period now dubbed the “Great Reshuffle,”...
Hurricane evacuations of assisted living residents raise risk of adverse outcomes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
A study of more than 25,000 assisted living residents in Florida found that evacuation was associated with increased odds of emergency department use and nursing home placement within 30 days of a hurricane.
Only half of Americans feel prepared to save a life in emergencies: poll
May 22, 2024
Only 51% of Americans think they would be able to perform hands-only CPR to help someone who’s collapsed. Similarly, only 49% feel they could step in and staunch serious bleeding, while 56% said they...
Senior living’s value proposition is changing, but providers can adapt and stay relevant, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 10, 2024
The senior living industry is suffering from a trust and image problem, as well as a data problem. But it’s still possible for the sector to adapt to emerging technology trends to reshape its future.