Provider, university partner to help community, environment
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 18, 2022
After incorporating sustainability measures into its new buildings, Retirement Unlimited Inc. looked at its existing buildings to determine what procedures it could implement across the board to make a...
Proposal would allow CNAs to train in assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
Regulatory changes proposed by the Virginia Board of Nursing are aimed at removing barriers to training and improving the hiring process for certified nurse aides in the commonwealth. If approved, CNAs...
Assisted living community, management groups sued over employee shot to death by resident
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 08, 2023
The widow of an assisted living maintenance worker who allegedly was shot and killed in 2021 by a resident has filed two lawsuits, alleging that the community allowed the accused shooter to have a weapon...
Iowa tops list of best states to retire to in new report
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 01, 2023
Iowa is the best state to retire to, according to Bankrate’s latest Best States to Retire study. Meanwhile, Alaska is the last state to retire, according to Bankrate.
Missouri says ‘Show Me’ with camera bills
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2016
In a move that would give new meaning to Missouri’s nickname of the “Show Me State,” a lawmaker there is sponsoring three bills that would require long-term care facilities to honor resident...
Fate of minimum wage, sick leave changes uncertain after legislature vote
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 10, 2018
The fate of minimum wage and sick leave changes passed by the Michigan legislature Dec. 4 is uncertain, as it remains to be seen whether outgoing Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) will sign them into law,...
Coalition to promote ‘common sense solutions’ in senior living and care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2024
Three Arizona senior living and care advocacy organizations are partnering to promote “common sense solutions” for long-term care and counter negative perceptions of providers that appear in the lay...
Education, mandates, incentives drive high long-term care staff COVID-19 vaccination rates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers...
Resident visitation rights law avoids ‘unintended consequences’ concerns raised by senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2022
Resident and patient visitation rights in Florida healthcare settings received a boost on Wednesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the No Patient Left Alone Act into law.
Utah camera bill headed to governor’s desk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 03, 2016
The Utah bill that would require assisted living communities to grant resident requests to install monitoring equipment in their rooms soon will be headed to the desk of Gov. Gary Herbert, where the bill’s...