Senior living fire safety requires education, cooperation, good faith: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 09, 2023
A recent series of fires in senior living communities across the country is a stark reminder that protecting residents and staff members boils down to education, cooperation and good faith, according to...
Wrongful death lawsuit filed against assisted living owner, former employees following fatal fire
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2022
The mother of a volunteer firefighter killed during a March 2021 fire at a New York assisted living community has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility owners, former employees, city building...
Emergency preparedness training key but often missing for frontline staff: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
The pandemic made clear the essential role of frontline staff in crisis and disaster situations. Michael Wasserman, MD, past president of the California Association of Long-Term Care Medicine, said it...
‘Nothing short of a miracle’ — Senior living execs recount resident evacuations during Colorado...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2022
If the Marshall Fire in Colorado taught Cindy Longfellow of Juniper Communities anything, it was to be prepared for everything.
Readiness key in emergencies, disasters, expert says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2022
Emergencies and disasters don’t always follow a standard pattern, as two senior living providers recently learned in evacuating residents during the Marshall Fire in Colorado.
Massive NY assisted living blaze kills resident; firefighter still missing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2021
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...