California operator thanks workers with In-N-Out cookouts
By
Danielle Brown
May 28, 2020
A California-based operator teamed up with widely popular burger chain In-N-Out to honor its 4,000 employees on the frontlines during the coronavirus pandemic.
One in five COVID-19 tests fail to detect virus
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2020
One in five COVID-19 PCR tests deliver false negative results — and sometimes the failure rate is far worse, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers.
Clinical Daily Briefs for Thursday, May 28
By
Alicia Lasek
May 27, 2020
One-time COVID-19 testing for assisted living would cost $232 million, AHCA / NCAL estimates … Tau inhibitor promising in rapidly progressing dementia type … CMS webinar: Establishing a nursing facility...
Carely adds custom page builder to provider platform
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Carely, a platform of tools for professional care providers and caregivers, has updated its Carely Community with a provider page builder that allows organizations to customize company profiles with service...
A design and renovation firm known for its work in skilled nursing and assisted living is rolling out PlexiPods, a solution for limited visitation during the COVID-19 pandemic. AE Design Group’s plexiglass-divided...
South Coast Improvement develops ‘shared air’ response for construction, renovations
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
South Coast Improvement Company, a design-build general contractor serving New England and the Mid-Atlantic states, has developed a solution that can address “shared air” problems during construction...
A new, two-way communication tool launched this week by Eversound allows senior living residents to socialize through their window, from a balcony or at a safe distance outside. The technology was developed...
Crowd scanning thermometers may be moving into LTC
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 27, 2020
Software and solution provider Internet of Things has developed a crowd accommodating fever-detection system called ThermalPass designed to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus and other fever-bearing...
Deaths at long-term care facilities account for about 40% of COVID-19 fatalities, reports find
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
Of the nearly 100,000 coronavirus deaths throughout the United States, fatalities at long-term care facilities account for about 40% of them, according to two separate analyses.
Nonprofits say president offered misleading comments about PPE for nursing homes; ‘flawed’ system...
By
Danielle Brown
May 27, 2020
LeadingAge pushed back after President Trump said during a speech Tuesday that the federal government is providing needed resources to states for personal protective equipment.