Fauci and colleagues: Expect a diagnostic challenge this flu season — and stress vaccine education
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Alicia Lasek
Oct 02, 2020
A winter featuring flu and COVID-19 may create a diagnostic muddle for clinicians, said NIAID Director Anthony Fauci in a Thursday news conference. There is a pressing need to educate patients about getting...
Assisted living to receive point-of-care COVID-19 antigen tests soon
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
After previously being left out of the federal COVID-19 test allocation program, assisted living providers are about to receive a new antigen test cleared for emergency use last week by the FDA.
Juniper CEO: Restoring ‘new normal’ in senior living is about COVID lessons learned
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2020
Juniper Communities created an early COVID-19 battle plan using cohorting and universal testing. Today the majority of its communities are testing 100% negative for the virus, says founder and CEO Lynne...
Opportunities abound for women willing to make a difference, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2020
Make good change. Take the opportunity in front of you. Run with it. That’s some of the sage advice that emerged from the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session Wednesday “Lessons learned...
Meet Jennifer Mack, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 24, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Meet Raven Jackson, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
Editor’s Note: We are profiling the McKnight’s 2020 Women of Distinction honorees daily through the program’s July 28 online awards ceremony. To register or learn more about this digital celebration,...
Meet Dina Besirevic, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2020
Dina Besirevic grew up knowing she wanted to help others, to ease their pain and to provide care. It was witnessing her father’s care through his illness, however, that led her to a career path in nursing...
Meet Mandy Lynch, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 15, 2020
Mandy Lynch’s entire long-term care career has been with Providence Health Care in Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN.
Meet Jodi Hill, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2020
As vice president of business strategy at Senior Lifestyle, Jodi Hill sets the platform for how the company reviews and reports on data, and which key performance indicators are the leading drivers of...
Meet Heather Hudson, Rising Star honoree
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 07, 2020
Heather Hudson’s passion for skilled nursing and long-term care is reflected in her role as a mentor to future generations of professionals.