Posts Tagged ‘assisted living’
NEW: Linn Health says it will close. Medicaid site visit. State response.
UPDATED: Statement from Aldersbridge Communities (nonprofit parent organization of Linn Health and Rehabilitation) from CEO Richard Gamache. Linn Health and Rehabilitation is submitting its facility closure plan today (May 24) and will begin coordinating with the RIDOH and State Ombudsman team on the orderly transfer of residents according to plan. There are 22 studio apartments…
Read MoreBusiness Beat: Nursing Home Navigator, new service at The Care Concierge of New England
Nursing Home Navigator services now offered by Care Concierge of New England
Read MoreCombating loneliness and isolation in nursing facilities – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Almost four months ago, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released an 81-page advisory report titled “Our Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation,” putting a spotlight on a troubling national problem, the growing incidence of loneliness caused by isolation in our society. The nation’s chief advocate for public health…
Read MoreInflation less of an issue for seniors in Assisted Living – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer A report released TODAY by PayingforSeniorCare.com finds that inflation of goods and services has severely impacted seniors, but inflation of senior living is much softer by comparison. The two-part report shares findings based on a survey of 1,000 U.S. adults aged 55+, and data showing the best and worst states for senior living…
Read MoreRI Health Dept: “Rights-of-residents” to visitation at long term care facilities
Yesterday, the RI Department of Health issued a memo to all nursing homes, and assisted living facilities with very specific guidelines about visitation. This was issued after significant number of complaints were received by the Department as the virus has lessened and nursing homes once again open for long-awaited visitations by family members. Here are…
Read MoreNew: AARP Shows RI Facilities Remain Hotbed for COVID-19 – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues As the Rhode Island Health Department (RIDOH) announces that cases of COVID-19 are declining and is loosening up restrictions on the reopening of bars and our social gatherings, AARP Rhode Island warns that the state’s nursing homes remain a hotbed for COVID-19 infections, and the “death rate…
Read MoreOver 1,000 dead from Rhode Island Nursing Homes, LTC facilites. Over 5,000 cases.
In the last month and a half, the coronavirus has once more hit our nursing homes hard. We can expect that to continue, with only the hope of a vaccine to stop it. It’s a population that’s not shopping, dining out, going to work, or socializing at homes in small groups. It’s where the priority…
Read MoreRI Nursing Home/Group Home Coronavirus Data
Period ending September 2nd: Cases: approx. 3,053 (45 more) New cases in the past 14 days: 83 (20 more) Cumulative resident fatalities: 828 (approx. 5 since last update)
Read MoreUPDATED: RI Nursing Home/Group Home data. One Nursing Home with NEW outbreak. Two others with few new cases.
As Rhode Island has opened up some facility visitation, we watch the numbers to protect our most vulnerable. Bannister House in Providence – is experiencing a significant outbreak with approx. 25 residents positive for the virus. Visitation has been suspended. They have 160+ residents. Morgan Health Center Nursing and Rehab in Johnston and West View…
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