Bill guaranteeing in-person essential caregiver visits heads to governor’s desk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
A bill stating that residents of assisted living communities have the right to visits from essential caregivers is headed to the desk of Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) after unanimously passing the state House...
New law toughens background checks, requirements for assisted living facility certificates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2022
A new law in Arizona is meant to strengthen background checks for those applying for assisted living facility certificates or nursing care administrator licenses through the state’s Board of Nursing...
Providers concerned about bill targeting safety in assisted living residences
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2022
A bill purporting to increase safety in assisted living residences takes aim at involuntary discharges and administrator education requirements. But senior living provider groups have concerns about the...
Amendments give assisted living providers more say in visitation rules
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2022
A Wyoming bill addressing visitation in long-term care facilities and hospitals cleared the House and has moved on to the Senate, but not before some significant revisions were made to the benefit of providers.
More news for Tuesday, March 1
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2022
NHI, Welltower work toward settlement regarding Holiday Retirement properties … Proclamation lifts some restrictions for Washington state assisted living communities … State drops case against nurse...
Statute of limitations in wrongful death cases is one year, not two, bill clarifies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2022
A state Supreme Court decision that created debate about a medical professional liability statute of limitations in wrongful death lawsuits against assisted living communities and nursing homes has prompted...
Attorneys general from 27 states ask OSHA to withdraw COVID vaccine mandate
By
Ron Rajecki
Jan 21, 2022
The attorneys general from 27 states sent a letter to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Wednesday, asking the agency to withdraw its COVID-19 vaccination-and-testing mandate for large...
New Jersey requires senior living workers to be vaccinated, boosted; providers fear devil of a time
By
Ron Rajecki
Jan 21, 2022
New Jersey senior living providers are concerned that a new executive order requiring full COVID-19 vaccination and booster shots of healthcare workers at assisted living communities, nursing homes and...
States don’t wait as fate of federal COVID vaccine mandates remains uncertain
By
Lois A. Bowers
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2022
As employers wait to see whether the Supreme Court will issue stays against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
Senior living healthcare workers: Not gone, but definitely forgotten
By
Gail Matillo, MPA
Jan 04, 2022
Some healthcare workers have been celebrated over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic. But others, such as those working in senior living, have been overlooked or blamed for not doing enough.