Assisted living operators face potential fine increases, administrator licensure requirement
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 27, 2021
Assisted living operators in Colorado may face increased fines and a requirement that all administrators be licensed if a state lawmaker has her way.
Bills would make WA LTC insurance program benefits portable to other states
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2024
Workers in Washington state soon may be able to bring their state long-term care benefit with them if they move out of the state.
State updates assisted living rules; operators no longer automatically can turn away wheelchair users
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 02, 2023
New York assisted living operators no longer automatically can turn away prospective residents who use wheelchairs, according to the state health department.
COVID liability protection law for senior living providers heads to governor’s desk
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 27, 2021
Indiana may be the next state to provide senior living operators COVID-19 liability protections if recently passed legislation is signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb.
Florida bills would extend COVID-19 liability protections for long-term care facilities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2022
Florida senior living leaders are welcoming news that COVID-19 liability protections may be extended for long-term care facilities still in the midst of the pandemic.
Oklahoma is latest state to extend electronic monitoring to assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 14, 2020
The Oklahoma House of Representatives has passed legislation extending electronic monitoring to long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, continuing care retirement / life plan...
State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Settlement removes ‘secrecy clauses’ from assisted living operator’s arbitration agreements, and...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2024
A settlement that ends a senior living community’s arbitration agreement “secrecy clauses” is being called a “big win” by Arizona’s top attorney, who said she will move to strike down such...
‘Much more than pay’: Assisted living employees, providers differ on workforce shortage solutions,...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2021
Although senior living workers and providers in Texas agree that pay is a top workforce issue, the two sides are far apart on what tradeoffs, collaborations and compromises can be made to solve turnover...
New bill raises bar in medical negligence suits against assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2023
A new bill introduced in the Florida Legislature would raise the bar in medical negligence lawsuits against assisted living and other long-term care providers following the death of a resident.