President Biden recently made national news when he rolled up his shirt sleeve and got a COVID-19 booster shot. This public display was part of an announcement that third doses of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are recommended for people 65 and up, residents in...

The low vaccination rate among staff is one of the most frustrating elements that many families with loved ones living in care facilities encounter. The staff’s job is to provide support and life-saving medical care, yet these caregivers may not be vaccinated. About...

It was just a few weeks ago that COVID cases were steadily declining. Then the delta variant hit, raging through the state and pushing cases up once again. As in the past, COVID-19 is a concern for those with loved ones in elder care facilities. We thought we could...

Nursing homes and long-term care facilities were and continue to be among the hardest hit by COVID-19. This is born out by the daunting fact that 30% of COVID-19 deaths involve these residents despite being a small percentage of the U.S. population. Vaccines have made...

Families depend upon elder care facilities, nursing homes and hospitals to care for or treat elderly loved ones. Despite nearly 135,000 fatalities among residents and staff, new federal data states that only 55% of nursing home staff are vaccinated against COVID-19....

We are coming out of the pandemic here in 2021. One of the best parts of returning to normal activities is seeing and spending time with elderly loved ones. Many will likely note the changes that the parent or grandparent has gone through. Some may have been...

The nursing home chain Brookdale Senior Living has more than 700 facilities nationwide, including five here in San Antonio. Unfortunately, there is now a lawsuit in the California Superior Court by the state’s Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, and other prosecutors...

Your father dutifully served in the military. A proud veteran who lived stateside and in Europe, he was among the role models in your life. During those years, he faced and dealt with many enemies. However, now, as a man who no longer can care for himself, he faces a...

There was a real sense of optimism in late-2020 as health and government officials talked about plans for the newly approved vaccines. Millions of people would get the shot and turn the tide on this deadly pandemic. One official from the Trump administration even...