Limited outdoor visitation coming to South Carolina assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
South Carolina released new guidance for limited outdoor visitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes on Tuesday, following criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Task force trying to avoid ‘recipe for disaster’ in reopening senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 21, 2020
Recommendations from a state task force on reopening Florida’s long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, to visitation could be on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk by next week.
Immunity protections removed for senior living communities, executives
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2020
New York state is walking back its blanket protections granted to senior living communities and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aging services providers, ‘hurtling towards a fiscal cliff,’ seek federal resources
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2020
As Florida has become the “epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic” and the Trump administration seeks to block COVID-19 funding for states, national and state aging services organizations on Monday released...
Strong job growth predicted for aides and other care positions in senior living and other settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2020
Some of the fastest-growing occupations in New York between 2016 and 2026 are expected to be positions found in senior living communities and other healthcare settings, according to an annual report on...
Assisted living communities in Virginia slated to receive $20 million to fund COVID-19-related efforts
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2020
Assisted living communities in Virginia will receive $20 million from the state to support their responses to COVID-19, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The state also has begun naming facilities where...
Lawmakers move to repeal senior living industry COVID-19 immunity provision
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2020
New York lawmakers have introduced legislation to hold senior living communities accountable “for harm and damages incurred” during the COVID-19 pandemic by repealing a blanket immunity law that shielded...
Pennsylvania approves regional approach, $295 million in aid to combat COVID-19 in long-term care
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 01, 2020
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday signed into law a bill establishing a regional approach to combating COVID-19 in senior living and care communities, along with nearly $300 million in funding to assist...
White House announcements do nothing to help non-nursing home settings, LeadingAge says; AARP opposes...
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Lois A. Bowers
May 12, 2020
The White House’s recommendation that all states test nursing home residents and staff members for the novel coronavirus over the next two weeks, and President Trump’s comment that “we have prevailed”...
Provider groups dispute judge’s claim that senior living is unsafe during pandemic
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
A provider organization in Texas is educating residents, families and the general public about the relative safety of senior living communities and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic after a public...