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.
State budget has ‘positive steps’ but does not do enough for providers, residents, groups say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2024
Senior living industry advocates in Pennsylvania say they are encouraged by steps to support older adults evident in the recently passed state budget, but they say much more needs to be done to support...
Grant program to allow ‘significant’ investment in innovative technology in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2024
Assisted living communities and nursing homes in South Dakota now can apply for $2 million in grants from the state Department of Human Services to buy technology equipment “to improve the quality of...
New York launches its first ‘master plan for aging’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 08, 2022
Building healthy, livable communities that provide opportunities for older adults to thrive is the goal of New York state’s first master plan for aging, adopted Friday.
One new law requires operators to provide tech for residents; another supports access to dementia screening...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 07, 2021
Assisted living operators in California will be required to provide video conferencing devices for residents under legislation signed into law on Monday. Another new law provides older adults in the Golden...
Massachusetts officials reject groups’ call to keep mask mandate after PHE expires
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 10, 2023
Plans to drop a mask mandate in healthcare settings — including residential care facilities — next month are moving forward in Massachusetts, despite outcries from some health professionals and organizations...
West Virginia launches new elder abuse litigation and prevention unit
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
A new elder abuse litigation and prevention unit within the West Virginia attorney general’s office will include civil prosecutors pursuing cases against those who exploit, abuse or neglect older...
State AG seeks input on two proposed mergers including long-term care
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 05, 2023
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) is considering the proposed mergers between healthcare systems Essentia Health and Marshfield Clinic Health System and between health systems St. Luke’s Duluth...
Care, training improvements coming so ‘tragic events…never happen again’
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2023
Some Colorado assisted living providers are under an unflattering spotlight from an article in the general media, but a senior living advocate tells McKnight’s Senior Living that the industry already...
Washington best, Nevada worst in new ranking of outlook for older adults
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2022
Washington state helps older adults live their best lives, whereas Nevada is at the bottom of states having the most improved outlook for older adults, according to a new ranking.