Federal bill would provide $32.5 million for states to create master plans for aging
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2024
A proposed nationwide grant program aims to give states up to $32.5 million collectively to develop master plans for aging to support the “massive demographic shift” that will, for the first time,...
More news for Friday, April 2
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 02, 2021
Worker pleads guilty to embezzling a quarter-million dollars from Indiana senior living community by impersonating CFO … Ohio Legislature considers bill allowing assisted living residents to put security...
30 percent federal funding cut jeopardizes senior living workforce programs, provider group says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2023
A proposed funding cut of almost 30% for the Department of Labor could jeopardize senior living workforce training programs being launched in several states, according to Argentum.
LeadingAge calls on HUD to release millions earmarked for affordable senior housing
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 10, 2020
Critically needed COVID-19 relief funds provided by the CARES Act for affordable senior housing are long overdue to ensure the safety of at-risk populations and staff, according to LeadingAge.
HUD funding amendments concern senior living advocates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 10, 2023
House of Representatives-proposed amendments to the fiscal year 2024 federal housing spending bill are raising concerns among senior living advocates.
Judge blocks NY vaccine mandate for assisted living, other workers over lack of religious exemption
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 15, 2021
A federal judge on Tuesday granted a temporary restraining order blocking New York state from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers, including workers in assisted living communities, saying...
Section 202, other HUD programs ‘on track to be gutted’ in appropriations process
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2023
Plans by the House Appropriations Committee to limit overall spending to fiscal year 2022 levels will “drastically reduce funding for the House’s Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD)...
Long-term care providers win fight for $400 million in COVID-19 relief to address workforce shortages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2021
Texas long-term care facilities are poised to receive almost $400 million in federal COVID-19 relief to address staffing shortages following pleas to state lawmakers.
OSHA workplace violence rule shouldn’t be ‘one-size-fits-all’ or duplicate existing requirements,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2023
Advocates for senior living and other aging services providers are asking the federal government to grant providers flexibility and not duplicate existing requirements as a potential federal workplace...
Court weighs liability category in assisted living lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2022
The Texas Supreme Court is weighing whether a lawsuit against an assisted living community over a resident’s fall should be considered a premises liability or healthcare liability claim. Their decision...