Senior living industry concerned as Nebraska drops mask and distancing mandates
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2020
Beginning today, nearly all of Nebraska’s social distancing restrictions will end as Gov. Pete Ricketts moves the state into the fourth phase of its reopening plan.
Indoor visits taking place at more than 60% of Minnesota senior living and care facilities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2020
More than 60% of Minnesota’s assisted living communities and nursing homes have implemented programs allowing indoor visits by family members and essential caregivers, according to a joint survey from...
Limited outdoor visitation coming to South Carolina assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
South Carolina released new guidance for limited outdoor visitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes on Tuesday, following criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Virginia lawmakers support COVID-19 immunity legislation for assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 28, 2020
Virginia lawmakers are supporting a bill extending COVID-19 civil immunity protections to additional providers, including assisted living communities.
Bill would require senior living communities to develop plans to prevent social isolation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2020
Senior living operators would be required to develop plans to prevent residents from becoming isolated during public emergencies, and per-diem healthcare workers would be able to accrue paid sick leave,...
Task force trying to avoid ‘recipe for disaster’ in reopening senior living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 21, 2020
Recommendations from a state task force on reopening Florida’s long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, to visitation could be on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk by next week.
Association seeks to differentiate assisted living from nursing homes in COVID-19 regulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2020
An organization representing assisted living operators in New York is working with the state Department of Health to “separate and differentiate” policies for senior living communities and nursing...
Lawmakers move to repeal senior living industry COVID-19 immunity provision
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2020
New York lawmakers have introduced legislation to hold senior living communities accountable “for harm and damages incurred” during the COVID-19 pandemic by repealing a blanket immunity law that shielded...
Senior living not receiving same attention, support as nursing homes during pandemic, briefing speakers...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2020
Assisted living and continuing care retirement communities are struggling as much as nursing homes but have not received the same attention and support, experts said Thursday during a Maryland General...
Pennsylvania senior living community defies state guidance to continue restrictions
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 09, 2020
A Pennsylvania senior living community is defying the state’s continued visitation restriction recommendations to allow family members to once again visit residents.