Industry advocates and the CDC answer key questions: How to facilitate a smooth transition to a new vaccine supplier; and how to guarantee second doses for staff and residents who receive their first dose at the final onsite vaccine clinics.
Atria Senior Living and Juniper Communities say that mandating vaccinations is the responsible thing to do, and the quickest route to re-engaging with community life.
Independent living residents, even those who live in CCRCs, will have to continue to wait for COVID-19 vaccination, according to one of the retail giants administering the vaccines in long-term care.
David R. Linz, M.D., chief medical informatics officer for NCH Healthcare Systems, has been named site lead physician at Moorings Park’s Center for Healthy Living in Naples, FL. Linz is a core faculty member of NCH Healthcare System’s internal medicine residency program and has academic appointments at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science…
Tomas Mendez has been named vice president of operations for Frasier, a not-for-profit life plan community in Boulder, CO. He will oversee all resident services and programs throughout the 20-acre community and will work to support and enhance Frasier’s recently completed $100 million expansion. Mendez comes to Frasier from Franke at Seaside in Mount Pleasant,…
Karl Snider and Ron Mackey have been named vice presidents at Missouri-based The Baptist Home. The announcement comes as part of the third phase of an ongoing strategic planning and organizational realignment spearheaded by Rodney Harrison, D.Min., the company’s president; Glenn Miller, D.Ed.Min., of Miller Management; and Randy Mayes of DRYVE Leadership Group. Snider, a…
Lisa Zimmers is the new executive director at Twin Lakes, a senior living and care community in Montgomery, OH. Zimmers joined Twin Lakes five years ago as director of health services, overseeing the assisted living and nursing care areas of the community. After earning her nursing home administrator’s license, she served as administrator of Twin…
Kevin Morris has been named the new president at Bane Care Management, a provider of healthcare and senior services in Massachusetts. Morris joined Bane Care Management in 2017 as the South-of-Boston region’s vice president of operations; he provided oversight and support for the organization’s south facilities. In his new role, Morris will expand his responsibility…
Steph Kolbo has been hired as chief growth officer of KARE, a digital labor marketplace for post-acute and senior care. Kolbo will join KARE after a decade at NRC Health, a healthcare customer intelligence company. She led growth strategy for their post-acute care division, including senior living and care, and most recently helped lead customer…
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 flu and pneumonia shots, he and other leading physicians contend.
