Assisted living communities too often fail to meet the needs of older adults and should focus more on residents’ medical and mental health concerns, according to a recent report by a diverse panel of experts.
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Assisted Living Facilities Pressed to Address Growing Needs of Older, Sicker Residents
Posted on 07 December 2022.
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Pandemic Toll On Elderly Extended Beyond Nursing Homes
Posted on 27 September 2021.
As covid-19 resurges across the country, driven by the highly infectious delta variant, experts are extending our understanding of the pandemic’s toll on older adults, the age group hit hardest by the pandemic.
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Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Centers Must Reopen For Mental Health Sake
Posted on 05 March 2021.
For nearly a year, nursing homes and assisted living centers have been mostly closed to visitors. Now, it’s time for them to open back up and relieve residents of crushing isolation.
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Despite COVID Concerns, Teams Venture Into Nursing Homes To Get Out the Vote
Posted on 30 October 2020.
Each time Beverly Tucker visited a nursing home or long-term care facility this fall, she brought along a rolling tote bag packed with supplies from the Durham County Board of Elections.
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Nursing Home Visits Resume As Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’
Posted on 14 July 2020.
States across the country are beginning to roll back heart-wrenching policies instituted when the coronavirus pandemic began and allow in-person visits at nursing homes and assisted living centers, offering relief to frustrated families.
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Coronavirus Testing Remains Wildly Inconsistent In Long Term Care
Posted on 15 May 2020.
Mary Lanham’s assisted living complex in Florida tested all residents for COVID-19, once in March and again in April, even though no one showed symptoms.
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