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,...
More news for Monday, Sept. 18
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2023
Court considers race discrimination case at Indiana retirement community … HUD awards $18M awarded for energy efficiency, climate resilience projects … GAO report identifies safeguards to help HHS...
Restraining order prevents work at scene of explosion that killed 2, injured 14
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 09, 2018
The family of a construction worker injured in a June 26 explosion at a Texas health system has been granted a restraining order against the provider and others involved in an expansion project there so...
More news for Monday, June 28
Jun 28, 2021
DA reverses plans to seek death penalty for alleged senior living serial killer … FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to donanemab and lecanemab for Alzheimer’s … Vapors from alcohol-based...
HHS announces $15 billion in COVID-19 relief funding for assisted living operators, others
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 10, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services will distribute approximately $15 billion in grants to eligible state Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program providers, including assisted living...
California mayor wants state to share control over long-term care facilities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California mayor wants the state to grant his city shared control over assisted living communities and nursing homes located there, saying that it would ensure that older adults are receiving quality...
More news for Friday, July 8
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2022
Assisted living, memory care operators face wrongful death lawsuits … Granger Cobb Institute taps industry veteran for inaugural senior living lecture … Texas audit cites memory care operator for resident...
Court approves class action status for assisted living staffing lawsuit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 09, 2023
An appellate court has granted class certification to residents alleging that a senior living operator used deceptive practices by falsely promising to adequately staff its communities to meet resident...
Entries due today for McKnight’s Tech Awards
Jun 01, 2021
Today is the deadline for receipt of nominations for the 2021 McKnight’s Excellence in Technology Awards. Entries will be accepted until just before midnight ET (11:59 p.m. ET). No further extensions...
Federal government sues Wisconsin operator over flu shot requirement
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 07, 2018
The Justice Department announced Tuesday that it has sued a Wisconsin county that operates a senior living community, alleging that the community discriminated against an employee by not granting her a...