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Vassar Byrd is a nationally recognized expert source on the topics of gerontology, innovative senior living and the importance of person-directed care. She has lent her expertise to stories in the L.A. Times, U.S. News & World Report, the New York Times, Parents.com, The Oregonian and more. She has also been featured in stories on KXL-FM News/Talk and NPR.Rose Villa is regularly featured in local and industry media. If you are a journalist, please contact Jennifer Werdel, Director of Marketing and Communications.
Featured Articles
Some senior care staff unsure about the coronavirus vaccine as managers race to educate workers
January 14, 2021John Eaglin Jr. works with some of the most vulnerable Oregonians, but when he learned he could get a shot of the vaccine against the coronavirus, he wasn’t sure if he wanted to d... Read More »
Recent Articles
Nursing home staff COVID-19 vaccination: A work in progress
Jan 14, 2021At nursing homes across the country, residents are stepping up for a shot of what Mary Lynn Spalding, CEO of Christian Care Communities, calls "liquid gold." But staff have been more hesitant&nbs... Read More »
A special present at Rose Villa
Dec 30, 2020Rose Villa in Oak Grove was among Oregon‘s first long-term care facilities to receive the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, Dec. 21, when approximately 180 staff and residentsgot the first of two COVID-... Read More »
Long-term care facilities celebrate, share lessons learned from COVID-19 vaccine clinics
Dec 28, 2020As pharmacists from CVS and Walgreens have entered long-term care facilities to vaccinate staff and residents against COVID-19, they have been resoundingly been met with cheers, leaders say. Read More »
KATU - Oregon long-term care residents start receiving vaccine
Dec 22, 2020KATU - Oregon long-term care residents start receiving vaccine
By Lashay Wesley and Associated PressMonday, December 21, 2020 Read More »
Oregon long-term care residents start receiving vaccine
Dec 22, 2020Rose Villa in Oak Grove was among Oregon's first long-term care facilities to receive the Pfizer vaccine on Monday, Dec. 21, when approximately 180 staff and residents got the first of two COVID-19 va... Read More »
‘The end of an incredibly long road’ as first Oregon senior care home staff and residents get coronavirus vaccine
Dec 22, 2020It was almost a mundane affair, the 20-year-old senior care worker peering into her phone as she sat, one crossed leg bouncing on top of the other, waiting to get the shot.
But like most things relat... Read More »
Oregon long-term care facilities start vaccinating residents and staff
Dec 21, 2020Oregon long-term care facilities start vaccinating residents and staffLong-term care facilities started vaccinations Monday morning.
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Rose Villa becomes first senior living facility to receive Covid-19 vaccine in Oregon
Dec 21, 2020Portland Business Journal - Rose Villa becomes first senior living facility to receive Covid-19 vaccine in OregonBy Elizabeth Hayes – Staff Reporter, Portland Business ... Read More »
OPB - Oregon nursing homes begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines
Dec 21, 2020OPB - Oregon nursing homes begin receiving COVID-19 vaccinesStaff and some residents will be among those treated with the initial vaccine doses. By Amelia Templeton (OPB)Dec. 21, 2... Read More »
KPTV - Staff, residents at long-term care facilities in Oregon begin receiving COVID-19 vaccine
Dec 21, 2020KPTV - Staff, residents at long-term care facilities in Oregon begin receiving COVID-19 vaccineBy Sarah Hurwitz December 21, 2020 Read More »
KOIN - Oregon long-term care facilities begin vaccinations
Dec 21, 2020KOIN - Oregon long-term care facilities begin vaccinations Video / Dec 21, 2020 Read More »
A $77M senior living expansion launches at Rose Villa
Dec 15, 2020Rose Villa's operators have embarked on a $77 million project that'll expand its Portland-area senior living campus. The effort is the third and final phase of Rose Villa's 10-year campus redevelopmen... Read More »
