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.
Sprinkler, staffing legislation follows fatal fire at CCRC
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2019
Sprinklers, safety and staffing levels are the focuses of legislation that a Pennsylvania senator plans to introduce in response to the deaths of four residents after a five-alarm fire at a continuing...
$4.8 million awarded for Alzheimer’s research in assisted living and other settings
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Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2018
Thirty Alzheimer’s disease research projects will be funded with $4.8 million in funding announced Monday by Florida Gov. Rick Scott and the state Department of Health, and some of the efforts will involve...
Meals, activities garner lowest scores on assisted living resident satisfaction survey
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2018
Residents of assisted living communities in one state are most satisfied with environmental factors such as cleanliness and privacy and least satisfied with factors such as meal quality and how they spend...
Operators score ‘significant victory’ in Florida as judge invalidates 14 code provisions
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 31, 2018
Two associations representing assisted living operators in the Sunshine State notched a win against the state Department of Elder Affairs Thursday afternoon when an administrative law judge said that 14...
Assisted living is not ‘community-integrated housing,’ Justice Department says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 18, 2018
Assisted living communities cannot be considered “community-integrated housing” for purposes of helping Louisiana comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act in serving people with serious...
New Jersey mandates paid sick leave
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2018
New Jersey has enacted what the state’s governor says is one of the most expansive paid sick leave programs in the country.
Committee to study, issue report on assisted living facilities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2018
The Nebraska legislature voted 26-13 on Wednesday to create a special committee to study assisted living facilities where residents primarily have diagnoses of mental illness.
West Virginia launches new elder abuse litigation and prevention unit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
A new elder abuse litigation and prevention unit within the West Virginia attorney general’s office will include civil prosecutors pursuing cases against those who exploit, abuse or neglect older...
CCRC sees suicides as state approach to mental healthcare changes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 18, 2018
An Alabama senior living community that has become home to several people with mental health challenges under the state’s changing approach to behavioral healthcare saw three deaths by suicide and...