The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the lives of many upside down over the past year. Residents of assisted living communities have been impacted disproprotionately; both directly by the COVID-19 virus and indirectly through social isolation. Now, with a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of vaccinations, many people have questions. [Read more…]
Distribution of COVID 19 Vaccine
Pfizer’s initial doses of the vaccine were shipped via UPS, and FedEx to 23 sites in four major Texas cities. Methodist Dallas Medical Center was the first DFW hospital to receive the vaccine and have already vaccination over 5,850 employees. [Read more…]
To Visit or Not To Visit
The biggest challenge for most families, all of us really, is weighing the risk of infection with the consequences of prolonged isolation. I work in the senior care and housing industry but am fortunate to not have a loved one calling a senior living facility home during a worldwide pandemic. [Read more…]
The New Normal in Senior Living
In March of 2020, when the government and CDC suggested that COVID-19 would impact every person through May or June, most Americans could not imagine such a thought. [Read more…]
Takeaways from Seniors Housing Research 2018 Report
The Seniors Housing Market continues to prepare for the influx of Baby Boomers who will begin searching for Seniors Housing over the next few years. Several trends caused by the increasing number of Boomers have been reported over the years and have steadily increased over the past ten years. The newly released Seniors Housing Research 2018 Report found that 2017 set record highs in a variety of categories studied by researchers. [Read more…]