Proposed initiative effectively would kill long-term care payroll tax program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 06, 2024
A new initiative “cleverly framed to sound like a reasonable change” to allow people to opt out of Washington state’s long-term care insurance program would effectively kill the program and take...
$290,000 grant supports emergency preparedness efforts in assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2023
Boosting emergency preparedness plans for Virginia’s assisted living communities and nursing facilities is the goal of a pilot program.
Meet Joylin Nation, 2022 Hall of Honor inductee
By
Max Bachmann
Aug 02, 2022
Learn more about Joylin Nation, chief operating officer for Principle LTC, Kinston, NC.
Aegis Living, SLR recognized for achieving elevated memory care standards
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 26, 2024
Two assisted living and memory care providers have earned certifications for meeting elevated standards of care for people living with dementia.
Assisted living provider pays $1M+ in back wages, damages to 47 workers
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 31, 2022
The part owner of a Pittsburgh-area assisted living provider has paid more than $1 million in back wages and damages to 47 workers after a Department of Labor investigation found that the company violated...
‘Right person at right time’: Winthrop Marshall, first Black LeadingAge chair, dies
By
Liza Berger
Dec 08, 2020
Winthrop Marshall, the first Black chair of the organization formerly known as the American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging, passed away last week.
Owners of 11 senior living properties to pay $1 million in back wages, damages
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 07, 2016
The owners of 11 senior living properties will pay more than $1 million in back wages and damages to more than two dozen employees following two separate court rulings in the U.S. District Court for the...
People in the news, Nov. 13
Nov 13, 2018
Promotions and appointments at Cadence Living, Carroll Lutheran Village, Century Park Associates, Charter Senior Living, Greenbrier Senior Living, The Hearth, HumanGood, Integrace Copper Ridge, Lifespace...
NCAL guidance aims to prevent elder abuse via social media
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 16, 2016
Senior living providers must develop social media policies, train employees on appropriate use of social media, and investigate potentially inappropriate behavior related to social media when it has been...
Senate Judiciary chair asks DOJ to detail elder abuse efforts
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 15, 2016
Citing an incident in an assisted living and memory care community, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley has asked the Department of Justice for details on its work to protect senior living...