Law implements new end-of-life training, policy requirements
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 22, 2020
Assisted living communities, memory care communities, nursing homes and hospitals treating older adults in New Jersey have new end-of-life care training and policy requirements under a bill signed into...
New assisted living regulations must not negatively affect care, industry advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2020
Senior living provider advocates in Georgia say they will be watching regulatory and legislative responses to a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation of the industry in Georgia to try to ensure...
New Alzheimer’s task force will examine assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Nov 12, 2019
Assisted living will figure squarely into the work of a new Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Task Force created in the Buckeye State under S.B. 24, which Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has signed...
Newspaper series sparks calls for assisted living regulatory changes
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 10, 2019
The governor and other elected officials in Georgia are discussing regulatory changes that would affect assisted living providers in the state after an Atlanta Journal-Constitution series reported that...
Newspaper series critical of assisted living ‘paints inaccurate picture,’ industry group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2019
Assisted living community and personal care home operators in Georgia are defending the industry as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution begins publishing a new investigative series that the newspaper’s...
New state laws emphasize dementia training, background check database access
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2019
S.B. 827 adds dementia training to the continuing education component for physicians and nurses in Connecticut, and S.B. 832 facilitates easier public access to the databases used for background checks...
Eight charged since March creation of Elder Abuse Task Force, attorney general says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 15, 2019
Eight defendants have been charged since an Elder Abuse Task Force with industry representation was established in March, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel.
Presidential candidate Klobuchar shares experience with assisted living as Minnesota legislation heads...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 21, 2019
As legislators in her home state of Minnesota passed a landmark bill related to assisted living and memory care, U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, seeking to win the Democratic nomination in the race for president,...
Washington on verge of becoming first state to offer public long-term care insurance program
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 22, 2019
Washington may become the first state to offer workers a long-term care insurance program into which they would pay to help offset assisted living and other costs.
Elder advocates call for more funding for assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 10, 2019
Minnesota consumer advocates on Tuesday told state legislators to put their money where their mouths are and provide “substantial funding increases” for elder care in addition to bringing their plans...