Nursing homes to get staffing flexibility under bill
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 09, 2022
Nursing homes in Florida are expected to get more staffing flexibility under legislation passed Monday in the Florida Senate, which Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is expected to sign into law.
Planned rate increases meant to help providers address workforce shortages, pandemic costs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 19, 2022
Assisted living communities in Nebraska could see temporary funding increases to address workforce shortages and continuing pandemic-related costs if a state plan is approved by the federal government.
Justice Department investigating state’s use of adult care homes
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2022
South Carolina’s use of adult care homes is under investigation by the federal government over allegations that adults with mental illness are “needlessly” segregated and prevented from accessing...
Opposition to state long-term care tax ramps up ahead of January implementation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 14, 2021
Efforts to repeal a long-term care tax set to take effect in January in Washington state are gaining traction after a series of bills were pre-filed by state legislators.
More news for Monday, Dec. 13
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 13, 2021
Missouri latest state to introduce essential caregiver bill … Assisted living communities may offer promising future for older adults with serious mental illness: paper … LGBTQ advocates launch consumer...
Constitutional amendment would guarantee essential caregiver visits at assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2021
A proposed constitutional amendment on the Texas ballot would give assisted living residents the right to in-person visits from an essential family caregiver.
‘Hung out to dry’: Groups urge extension for vaccine mandate in Maine
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 31, 2021
Five healthcare advocacy groups are asking Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) to extend the deadline for mandatory vaccines for healthcare workers across the state, citing a “severe and worsening essential support...
Florida sees record number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
Aug 02, 2021
On Saturday, there were a record-setting 21,683 new COVID-19 cases in the state.
California mandates COVID-19 vaccination for long-term care workers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 28, 2021
In an effort to counter a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” fueled by the delta variant and vaccine hesitancy, California became the first state to require all state workers, as well as workers in long-term...
Plan to address housing, homelessness includes $3 billion to acquire, renovate senior living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2021
California’s $12 billion funding package to address housing and homelessness in the state includes $3 billion for the Health and Human Services Agency to create “clinically enriched behavioral health...