States impose coronavirus rules for long-term care; AMDA, ACHCA conferences affected by COVID-19
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2020
As the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on Wednesday, citing 118,000 cases and 4,291 deaths in 114 countries, several states have imposed new rules on assisted living communities...
Potential coronavirus leads to quarantine, no-visitor policies at Nebraska senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 10, 2020
Two Nebraska senior living communities are under quarantine, and two others are not allowing visitors “out of an abundance of caution” after the communities’ operator learned that an employee of...
Law prohibiting employers from asking job applicants about salary history takes effect
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 01, 2019
An Illinois law that bans employers from asking job applicants about their salary histories goes into effect today. The law, an amendment to the state Equal Pay Act of 2003, is meant in part to help address...
Presidential candidate Klobuchar shares experience with assisted living as Minnesota legislation heads...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 21, 2019
As legislators in her home state of Minnesota passed a landmark bill related to assisted living and memory care, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, seeking to win the Democratic nomination in the race for president,...
Florida assisted living communities challenged by staffing, Medicaid, study confirms
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2019
Staffing and Medicaid reimbursement were two pressing issues for operators that emerged from a recent survey commissioned by the Florida Assisted Living Association, the organization’s CEO, Shaddrick...
‘A lot on the line in November,’ NCAL executive director says
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 08, 2018
The outcome of the midterm elections Nov. 6 will determine whether assisted living operators will have another fight for Medicaid on their hands, National Center for Assisted Living Executive Director...
CCRCs have less time to refund entrance fees under new law
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities will have have less time to return refundable portions of entrance fees to residents or their estates after move-out under a new law signed Friday by New Jersey Gov....
Assisted living and nursing facilities sue government over Medicaid reimbursement cuts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 12, 2018
The Montana Health Care Association and several assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities that are members sued the state of Montana on Monday afternoon, alleging that the state violated...
Caregiver recruiting and retention issues worsen in Wisconsin
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2018
Seniors housing and care operators in Wisconsin increasingly are having difficulty filling caregiver positions, according to a new report from several state provider groups.
Florida assisted living and nursing home operators say they will avoid potential $1,000-per-day fines and loss of licensure after an appeals court Tuesday handed down a decision that emergency rules requiring...