Live-in intergenerational programs combat loneliness, ageism, study finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 11, 2023
Live-in intergenerational programs can help improve community well-being and resident resilience, not to mention combat ageist stereotypes, according to the results of a new study.
Massachusetts officials reject groups’ call to keep mask mandate after PHE expires
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2023
Plans to drop a mask mandate in healthcare settings — including residential care facilities — next month are moving forward in Massachusetts, despite outcries from some health professionals and organizations...
More news for Tuesday, March 12
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 12, 2024
DOJ’s new whistleblower rewards program will seek to uncover more corporate misconduct … HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge announces resignation … California launches new campaign to ‘Take on Alzheimer’s’...
More news for Tuesday, June 6
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2023
LeadingAge joins groups urging enactment of housing credit bills … Brain connectivity, memory improves in older adults after walking … Alzheimer’s pathology found in “superagers” with superior...
Assisted living certifiers need more training on waiver rule changes, advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2024
Individuals certifying Ohio assisted living communities should receive additional training to clarify confusion over “particularly challenging areas” of Ohio’s assisted living waiver for memory care...
Assisted living worker faces murder charge in freezing death
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 27, 2022
An assisted living worker accused of failing to protect a resident from freezing to death faces a second-degree murder charge and up to 50 years in prison if convicted.
Online training program for assisted living develops out of home care program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2023
An online training program for assisted living caregivers is being developed and tested based on another program that was created for unlicensed caregivers of people living in the greater community.
Assisted living providers to face increased regulation from bill headed for governor’s signature
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2024
A bill expected to become law and targeting assisted living reform in Arizona addresses some best practices long touted by industry experts, but it also brings an increase in regulations for providers.
Families’ experiences with memory care providers sought to inform future policy decisions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 14, 2023
Following “significant” public conversation about memory care in assisted living, the Alzheimer’s Association Desert Southwest Chapter is soliciting feedback — both positive and negative — from...
More news for Thursday, Aug. 17
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 17, 2023
CMS extends spousal impoverishment rules for married applicants, HCBS recipients … PSA campaign targets early detection of Alzheimer’s in Hispanic/Latino community … Florida’s first LGBTQ+-centric...