Assisted living providers, workers could share in $77 million investment in workforce
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 23, 2021
Assisted living providers and direct care workers stand to benefit from a potential $77 million investment in the long-term care workforce in Wisconsin.
Provider groups push back against assisted living visitation policy bill
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2021
A South Dakota bill that would require assisted living communities to create and post visitation policies is facing pushback from senior living organizations in the state.
Florida lifts assisted living visitation restrictions despite COVID-19 case status
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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...
Delaware to begin reviewing indoor visitation plans for assisted living communities today
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2020
Delaware will begin reviewing proposed plans from eligible assisted living communities and nursing homes to begin reopening for indoor visitation.
Essential caregivers ‘crucial’ to residents during pandemic, public health experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 07, 2020
Essential caregivers play a “crucial role” in the care and support of residents, so assisted living communities and other long-term care settings should establish policies and procedures related to...
Bill requiring visitation during public health emergencies closer to becoming law
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
The Oklahoma Senate last week passed what one senior living association is calling a “compromise bill” requiring long-term care facilities to have a visitation plan in place for future public health...
Missouri law latest to allow cameras in assisted living residents’ rooms
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 17, 2020
A Missouri law set to take effect in August allows assisted living community residents to install visible electronic monitoring devices in their rooms, allowing families a window into their loved ones’...
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.
Oregon lawmakers consider minimum staffing ratios for memory care communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2021
Minimum staffing ratios would be established for assisted living communities with memory care units under a bill being considered by Oregon lawmakers.
Task force reopening recommendations eschew social distancing in specific cases
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2020
A Florida task force will recommend reopening assisted living communities and nursing homes to visitors, lifting a six-month COVID-19 moratorium. Some visitors would be allowed to get closer than six...