Operators leverage advancements in COVID-19 testing, telehealth and social media to protect mental and physical well-being of residents. By Eric Taub While the COVID-19 pandemic forced the nation to institute physical isolation to save lives, it’s a tragic irony that the strategy actually worsened the health of many of our most-vulnerable citizens — our seniors — as researchers have discovered. Forced to spend their days mostly alone behind closed doors, senior living residents have largely lost the actual in-person contact of their family and friends, which is vitally important to …
