Worker pleads guilty to embezzling a quarter-million dollars from Indiana senior living community by impersonating CFO … Ohio Legislature considers bill allowing assisted living residents to put security...
COVID-19 fueling surge of data, reporting demands
By
John Hall
Apr 01, 2021
Recognition of the importance of infection control is the source of the new requirements, expectations
Winning the tug-of-war with home health staff development
By
Don Spiers
Mar 18, 2021
It’s a huge advantage for home health to have more patients and wider access to a variety of referral streams. But we have seen some difficulties related to that shift too.
Diversicare anticipates continued COVID-19 costs for 2021 but reports $1M in savings from Reliant deal
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 15, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic led to an additional $32 million in healthcare-related expenses last year for Diversicare, and the Brentwood, TN-based skilled nursing operator expects 2021 will be another year of...
Senior living seeks additional relief in wake of passage of American Rescue Plan Act
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 11, 2021
Senior living industry leaders said Wednesday that they will continue to press the federal government for additional coronavirus relief — and urge owners and operators to do so, too — after the House...
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
By
Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
States address assisted living visitation in legislation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2021
Legislation to require assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities to grant visitor access to residents during extended lockdowns is under consideration in some states. The move comes...
Coronavirus protocols, leverage position Brookdale for long-term growth
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2021
Implementing protocols to protect residents and associates during the pandemic, and an agreement to sell a majority stake in its home health and hospice business, sets Brookdale Senior Living up for long-term...
Sunshine State’s home healthcare workers finding it difficult to get vaccinated
By
Joe Jancsurak
Feb 24, 2021
Florida’s home healthcare workers are among the frontline workers covered under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) executive order granting access to the COVID-19 vaccine. However, only a few have had success...
More news for Monday, Feb. 22
Feb 22, 2021
New law grants COVID-19 civil liability protections to long-term care operators in Indiana … Kentucky eases visitation restrictions on assisted living, personal care and independent living communities,...