Staff COVID-19 vaccinations have risen 25 percentage points under CMS mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 18, 2022
COVID-19 vaccination rates among nursing home staff jumped 25 percentage points nationally thanks in no small part to a CMS mandate imposed earlier this year.
States renew request for U.S. Supreme Court to block healthcare worker vaccine mandate
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
May 17, 2022
Attorneys general from nine states on Thursday renewed their request for the U.S. Supreme Court to review the legality of the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers, which they...
Assisted living, addiction treatment focus of diversification strategy for Sabra in 2022
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2022
Assisted living figures prominently into the 2022 plans for Sabra Health Care REIT as the company seeks to diversify its portfolio and reduce its exposure to skilled nursing, CEO, President and Chair Rick...
More news for Friday, May 6
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 06, 2022
Proposal would allow DE assisted living providers to fire workers who don’t get flu shots … Government considers milk mandate to help prevent falls, but assisted living providers wonder who will pay...
New BA.2 COVID-19 subvariant taking hold in United States
May 05, 2022
Early research suggests that BA.2.12.1 is better able to evade the immune system than previous versions of the coronavirus.
Workforce issues remain top challenge for affordable senior housing organizations: survey
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2022
Workforce challenges, resident mental health and property insurance rates remain the top concerns for affordable senior housing providers, according to the results of a new LeadingAge survey.
Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2022
An amendment to an existing state law expands protections for employees subject to employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates, further complicating the pandemic landscape for assisted living providers in Tennessee.
COVID-19 booster compliance among long-term care workers remains low
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 15, 2022
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) this week clarified that long-term care and other healthcare workers in the state satisfy the state’s vaccination requirements once they obtain one booster dose of a COVID-19...
Two new omicron subvariants fueling COVID-19 infections in New York state
Apr 14, 2022
The two subvariants — called BA.2.12 and BA.2.12.1 — accounted for more than 70% of new cases in March.
COVID-19 cases reach 500 million worldwide
Apr 13, 2022
The good news is that the number of new cases reported worldwide each day is about 32% lower than two weeks ago.