$385,000 in grants will fund workforce initiatives
By
Alyssa Salela
Aug 07, 2017
Increasing the quantity and quality of the workforce serving the aging population is the ultimate goal of 17 grants totaling more than $385,000 that recently were awarded to rural LeadingAge Minnesota...
Legislation would establish communicable disease reporting, visitation, essential caregiver requirements
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 19, 2021
Assisted living and continuing care retirement communities would be subject to disclosing communicable disease information in their communities if a series of bills introduced by the Texas Legislature...
CCRC residents eligible for chunk of $2 billion tax relief program
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2022
Qualified residents of continuing care retirement communities will be eligible for property tax relief under a new $2 billion program in New Jersey.
CCRCs have less time to refund entrance fees under new law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 21, 2018
Continuing care retirement communities will have have less time to return refundable portions of entrance fees to residents or their estates after move-out under a new law signed Friday by New Jersey Gov....
50 National Guard members activated to help Utah LTC facilities, hospitals ease staffing shortages
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 03, 2022
The Utah National Guard’s COVID-19 Joint Task Force has activated approximately 50 service members statewide, according to Tuesday’s official statement from the National Guard. The move is meant to...
PA accepting comments on LTSS plan through Oct. 16
Sep 21, 2015
Pennsylvania’s new plan for managed long-term services and supports for older adults and those with disabilities is expected to serve about 450,000 people once it is fully implemented in 2019.
Florida lifts assisted living visitation restrictions despite COVID-19 case status
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2020
Despite an average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that the state will begin allowing outdoor visitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes, regardless...
New anti-doxxing law covers assisted living workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
Assisted living and other healthcare workers are among those now eligible for an added layer of protection under a new anti-doxxing law signed last week by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D).
Executive order favors HCBS over nursing homes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 06, 2019
A new executive order from Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf calls for state agencies to find ways to transition older adults from nursing homes to home- and community-based settings. Such settings can include...
‘We’re not going to back away from the mandate,’ NJ governor says
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 25, 2022
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) is standing firm on the Feb. 28 vaccine mandate deadline for healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 booster shot, he said at a news briefing Wednesday. Under the governor’s...