Association advocates for CMS visitation guideline use in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2020
An association representing more than 425 assisted living communities and nursing homes throughout New York is calling on the state to revise its “one-size-fits-all” pandemic policies on testing and...
Lack of oversight puts assisted living residents at risk, auditor says, but provider group counters that...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2023
Lack of oversight of assisted living and residential care homes in Vermont puts residents at risk, according to a new report from the state auditor. But a senior living advocate defended the state, saying...
New laws address long-term care workforce wages, infectious disease preparedness
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a legislative package meant to address issues in the long-term care industry, including wages for frontline workers and response coordination for infectious disease...
Support for vaccination mandates in senior living continues to grow
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2021
At least half of Florida’s assisted living communities already have implemented — or plan to initiate — COVID-19 vaccination mandates for staff members, according to a recent poll.
Five-point plan will protect older adults, caregivers, LeadingAge says
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 08, 2020
With several states beginning to reopen businesses but COVID-19 still a threat, LeadingAge on Thursday unveiled a five-point plan of actions it deems essential to protecting older Americans and frontline...
California’s senior living and care sector at ‘critical juncture’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2024
California’s senior living and care sector is at a critical juncture, with the state Master Plan on Aging underscoring the need to expand the direct care workforce and improve outcomes for workers, according...
Visitation, vaccination, essential caregivers highlight state reopening plans for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 22, 2021
As vaccination rates increase among senior living residents and staff, states are following the federal government’s lead in relaxing restrictions.
NIC to study effects of COVID-19 in various senior housing and care settings
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 30, 2020
A new national study funded by the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care will reveal how the effects of COVID-19 on residents differ between various senior housing and care settings to...
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 6
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2023
OH surveys assisted living waiver providers ahead of increasing rates for memory care … Shareholder Flat Footed supports termination of proposed merger between DHC, OPI … Geisel School of Medicine...
More news for Thursday, March 16
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 16, 2023
Senators to GAO: Examine impact of pay gap on women’s retirement savings … Senior living companies asked to share data for largest providers report … CMS actuary pushes Medicare Trust Fund insolvency...