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Deaths up in 2020, even when accounting for COVID-19
Jul 27, 2021
Men aged 15 to 64 years were particularly hard-hit by excess deaths, while children were spared.
More news for Monday, April 17
Apr 16, 2017
In Idaho, demand for senior housing has been ‘mind boggling’ … Man charged in woman’s beating at assisted living home
Husband says he killed wife with dementia at her request, police report states
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 29, 2017
A Florida man has been charged with premeditated homicide after he reportedly shot and killed his wife, who lived in an assisted living community and had dementia. The man told police that his wife had...
New law meant to help regulators approve, deny operating licenses
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 16, 2019
A new law amending the Health and Safety Code in California should help state regulators determine which applications to operate assisted living communities to approve and which to deny, according to one...
$80.5 million grant meant to help providers address lingering pandemic effects
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 12, 2022
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect long-term care facilities, Pennsylvania is rolling out a program meant to help operators respond to the crisis, and Rhode Island is tightening up its visitation...
DOL clarifies independent contractor status
By
Joe Jancsurak
Jan 07, 2021
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced a final rule meant to clarify the standard for employee versus independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
1991 to 2011 saw improvements in disability-free life expectancy
Mar 15, 2022
Percentage of remaining years at age 65 years spent disability-free decreased for men and women with cognitive impairment
Meet Kari Dick, Rising Star honoree
By
Mallory Hackett
Jul 16, 2019
Kari Dick, an executive director at Touchmark, is in the 2019 class of the McKnight’s Women of Distinction as a Rising Star.
Should home-delivered meals be the next area of Medicare, Medicaid coverage? Several groups say yes
By
Diane Eastabrook
Apr 09, 2021
Thanks to a push by several nonprofit organizations and the natural evolution of Medicare coverage, the time could be ripe for the federal government to make home-delivered meals a part of the nation’s...