Age Should Not be a Triage Criterion

Treatment for COVID-19 should not be denied or limited based on someone’s age, write 2 advocates for aging populations....

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Ziegler Survey Gauges Employee Benefits During Pandemic

Senior living providers are using benefits to keep workers on the job....

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NIH Director: Using Testing to Fight COVID-19

Testing people who had COVID-19 with no symptoms or mild symptoms could help us contain the coronavirus....

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Why Only 61 Australians Have Died from COVID-19

Australia has important lessons to teach us about the benefits of a centralized response to COVID-19....

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Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus?

Studies of previous coronavirus outbreaks shed some light on immunity to COVID-19, but data is incomplete....

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COVID-19 Risk Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Nursing home residents aren’t the only sub-population of older adults at high risk for contracting COVID-19....

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How COVID-19 Could Undermine Retirement Security

Retirees will suffer if the economic fallout from COVID-19 is anything like the 2007-2008 financial crisis....

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Survey: How is Senior Living Coping with the Pandemic?

An email survey conducted by McKnight’s Senior Living sheds light on the COVID-19 experience in 300 senior living communities....

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CDC: Who’s More Likely to be Hospitalized with COVID-19?

You’re most likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 if you’re older, male, black, or have an underlying health condition....

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Training Direct Care Workers in COVID-19 Protocols

A new online training program is designed to improve worker safety....

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