Legislation supports development of dementia strategic plan, training
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 19, 2021
One bill under consideration in the Indiana Legislature would require the state to develop a dementia strategic plan, and another outlines training for first responders who encounter people with Alzheimer’s...
Bill would require assisted living caregivers to work ‘outside their scope of practice’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 18, 2021
A bill proposed in Arizona would require assisted living caregivers to perform life-saving measures before the arrival of first responders when a resident experiences a medical emergency.
First bill tied to alleged senior living murders introduced as families seek increased regulation and...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 10, 2020
A grand jury on Tuesday handed down three new capital murder indictments against Billy Chemirmir, already charged with 17 counts of capital murder and two counts of attempted capital murder of older adults,...
States use varying approaches to address staffing shortages in senior living during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 18, 2020
As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, states are taking varying approaches to help senior living providers deal with staffing shortages.
Nebraska seeks to provide $40 million to help assisted living, skilled nursing battle ‘invisible monster’...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2020
Nebraska is looking to provide $40 million to help operators of assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses.
Senior living needs seat at emergency preparedness planning table: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 06, 2020
The Connecticut state government should have worked more closely with assisted living communities and nursing homes in the early days of the pandemic to “prevent the tragic loss of life,” according...
Delaware to begin reviewing indoor visitation plans for assisted living communities today
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2020
Delaware will begin reviewing proposed plans from eligible assisted living communities and nursing homes to begin reopening for indoor visitation.
Communities face potential investigation, legal action over $900 COVID-19 fee allegedly charged to residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2020
The Michigan Attorney General’s office on Thursday issued a cease and desist letter to 11 senior living communities throughout the state’s Lower Peninsula, along with their parent and management companies,...
Senior living needs COVID-19 tests, too, Argentum tells HHS as Ohio issues mandate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2020
Nursing homes aren’t the only long-term care settings that need testing capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said a day after HHS announced it would be sending...
Georgia adopts COVID-19 liability shield law for healthcare facilities, providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2020
Georgia has become the latest state to enact legislation designed to shield healthcare facilities and providers from legal liability related to the spread of COVID-19.