MASSACHUSETTS — Thanks in part to the Affordable Care Act, the concept of palliative care has become more prominent in the national conversation about the end of life. Now these conversations are mandated...
Care, training improvements coming so ‘tragic events…never happen again’
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2023
Some Colorado assisted living providers are under an unflattering spotlight from an article in the general media, but a senior living advocate tells McKnight’s Senior Living that the industry already...
Proposed licensure changes would increase costs for assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
New Jersey’s proposed switch from one set of licensure standards for assisted living communities and personal care homes to another may or may not bode well for providers, but one thing is certain —...
Medicaid changes could help assisted living help more older adults
By
Joseph DeMattos Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
There is enough room for quality assisted living providers of every size as long as we remain focused on quality and safety, funding and support, adequate and well-thought-out regulation, and better healthcare...
Several senior living companies sued over COVID-19 vaccine mandate for workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2021
Several senior living and care organizations and the state of Maine are being sued by a national religious organization over the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for healthcare workers.
Report calls for regulatory changes to address acuity, staffing challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Many challenges faced by assisted living communities in a populous state can be attributed to staffing requirements that have not kept pace with resident needs that are increasing in acuity, according...
Georgia law brings sweeping reforms to assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 06, 2020
Regulatory reforms are coming for assisted living community and personal care home operators in Georgia after Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill imposing staffing, training and financial reporting requirements.
Missouri says ‘Show Me’ with camera bills
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 16, 2016
In a move that would give new meaning to Missouri’s nickname of the “Show Me State,” a lawmaker there is sponsoring three bills that would require long-term care facilities to honor resident...
State News for January 2015
Jan 01, 2015
NEW JERSEY — Lawmakers here will soon debate the merits of a bill that would require the state to pay facilities up to half of the money owed for uncompensated care for residents whose Medicaid applications...
State News July 2014
Jul 01, 2014
ILLINOIS — Democratic Gov. Patrick Quinn was expected to sign legislation designed to reverse decades of race-based disparities in the care provided in all types of long-term care settings.