Long-term care in the mix as states respond to Supreme Court’s gun control decision
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2022
Calling the right to carry a concealed weapon a “recipe for tragedy,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Friday pledged to expand a state list of locations where firearms cannot be carried to include...
Maryland announces plan to stop funding nursing home COVID-19 testing, prompting industry outcry
By
Amy Novotney
Jul 30, 2020
Costs related to coronavirus testing forced Maryland state leaders to peg August 15 as the date the state will no longer be able to pick up the tab for mandatory weekly COVID-19 testing of nursing home...
$200,000 sign-on bonus program seeks to entice nurse aides to long-term care
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 07, 2022
The North Dakota Department of Health will spend up to $200,000 to recruit temporary nurse aides and certified nurse aides for long-term care facilities in an effort to help combat a caregiver workforce...
Pennsylvania approves regional approach, $295 million in aid to combat COVID-19 in long-term care
By
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...
New Jersey joins other states in lifting pandemic-related requirements for assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 16, 2023
COVID-19 vaccination requirements for assisted living and healthcare employees have been lifted in New Jersey following recent changes to federal requirements surrounding the pandemic.
New law protects Missouri senior living providers from COVID-19-related lawsuits
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2021
Senior living and other long-term care and healthcare providers in Missouri have new liability protections related to COVID-19 civil lawsuits now that Gov. Mike Parson (R) has signed SB 51 into law.
Workplace accidents highest in the North: analysis
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 13, 2023
Accidents in the workplace can happen anywhere. The highest incidences of workplace accidents, however, are predominately found in the northern states, according to a recent analysis from High Rise Financial.
New York assisted living communities adopt ‘new normal’ in reopening phase
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2020
As New York’s assisted living communities prepare for the next phase of reopening, they are adopting a “new normal” for operating that will include new best practices in the midst of the COVID-19...
California lifts most COVID-19 restrictions
Jun 15, 2021
Reopening does not mean the pandemic is over, and some public health measures will still be in place for ‘mega events.’
Senior living operators wrestle with ‘holiday leave’ guidelines amid pandemic
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2020
As coronavirus cases continue to increase throughout the country, senior living communities and other long-term care settings, and organizations that represent them, are wrestling with the implications...