Senior care companies have been hit hard by the recent pandemic. Many are just now starting to emerge from the other side of the damage that COVID-19 has done to the safety of residents and staff. Many are still in the middle of this … [Read more...]
Helping to Make Nursing Homes Safer Places
Recently, a Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes was put together to help ensure that some of the tragedies that were experienced because of poor regulation and follow through in nursing homes across the United … [Read more...]
Fewer Nursing Homes in the Future?
Many senior care experts believe that in the future, there will be far fewer nursing homes in the United States. COVID-19 has hit nursing homes and other senior care facilities hard, especially because the elderly are far more vulnerable to … [Read more...]
What Japan is Doing Right
All across the U.S., senior care homes have been hit hard by the novel coronavirus. We have seen a disturbingly large number of people pass away from this disease, and unfortunately, a lot of the signs point to the fact that many of these … [Read more...]
Senior Care Workers Struggling with Demands of COVID-19
We have all heard about the complications that seniors face when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. The elderly are at a much higher risk of complications from the illness and this can result in death with a higher likelihood than others in … [Read more...]
Stroke Risk is Very Low in COVID Patients
A study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that those individuals that were hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms were much less likely to suffer from a stroke than those that were not seen in a … [Read more...]
Are Senior Care Restrictions too Harsh?
All over the country, Americans are dealing with liberties being taken away. No, this isn’t a dystopian future. It’s the reality of living in the middle of a pandemic. We’ve had liberties taken away, and whether we agree with it or not, we … [Read more...]
COVID-19 the Latest Woe for Nursing Homes
As of the latest round of statistics, more than 50,000 residents of nursing homes have passed away because of COVID-19 or related illnesses. Although we all knew that the elderly would be hit harder by this pandemic than other populations … [Read more...]
How Do We Go About Getting Nursing Homes Back Open?
As you probably already know, nursing homes across the country have been limiting visitors to help keep residents safe. And this makes sense--safety and health should be a top priority. Although we are dealing with a global … [Read more...]
How Tech is Helping Nursing Homes Fight COVID-19
It’s no secret that nursing homes and other senior care facilities have been hit harder than anyone else by COVID-19. Seniors are especially susceptible to health problems when it comes to this virus and as a result of this, the elderly … [Read more...]
Respite Care During the Pandemic
If you are like the majority of Americans right now, you are still living your life in a different manner than you were before COVID-19 hit the nation. We have each had to change our daily routines and even our lifestyles to adapt to the … [Read more...]
What is an Essential Caregiver?
We’ve all heard the term “essential worker” tossed around lately. This is the term for people that have to keep showing up to work day in and day out regardless of what is going on in the world with illness, pandemics, racial tensions, or … [Read more...]