One expert predicts that the definition of facilities and the role they play will change, even if there is no dramatic physical restructuring. Read More »
The resources in this new report can help senior care leaders learn from what other facilities are doing and better protect the seniors in your care. Read More »
The FDA recommendation of the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines brings the senior care industry closer to protecting residents and staff. Read More »
// A new i Advance Senior Care webinar for executives, administrators, directors and other care leaders at senior care and LTC facilities. // The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the senior care facility industry and thrust us into a period of uncertainty. While many facilities are attempting to reopen and achieve a "new normal," we're still navigating new challenges in keeping residents and employees safe. Watch this webinar now to examine important steps and solutions that allow for improved safety during the pandemic. We'll highlight best practices and success stories from facilities that have successfully adapted to the challenges of the coronavirus. Read More »
Life Care Center of Kirkland has achieved a significant legal victory relating to its much-maligned handling of an early COVID-19 outbreak. Read More »
Contact tracing is an essential tool in helping to prevent COVID-19 transmission, and it’s a tool that all senior care facilities need to implement. Read More »
This model features a smaller dining room and living room in each smaller “neighborhood,” reducing congestion and potential disease spread. Read More »
CMS has announced that it has imposed more than $15 million in civil money penalties (CMPs) on more than 3,400 nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Is this effective? Read More »
Some facilities are moving toward allowing in-person visits again. But this is a complicated decision that needs to be made deliberately and cautiously. Read More »
There is an important possible explanation for why there is such difference of COVID-19 mortality rates: the implementation of MMR vaccination programs. Read More »
The resources in this new report can help senior care leaders learn from what other facilities are doing and better protect the seniors in your care. Read More »
The drug has been shown in lab studies to inhibit the replication of many respiratory viruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. Read More »
For senior care facility residents, interacting with caregivers, doctors, and specialists wearing PPE, particularly masks, can be an alienating experience. Read More »
Thanks to quick and comprehensive action, all 93 residents of this family-owned post-hospital rehabilitation and long-term care facility have tested negative for COVID-19. Read More »
In compassionate care situations, facilities may want to allow families to visit with their loved ones. Here are some guidelines for keeping those visits safe. Read More »
A minimum of every seven days, nursing homes are now required to report COVID-19 information to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Read More »
