Florida associations drop generator rule challenges
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 24, 2018
Associations representing assisted living operators in Florida have agreed to drop their legal challenges to a rule requiring them to install generators for resident safety during power outages. Instead,...
Assisted living tab for generators in Florida will be $280 million, officials say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 30, 2017
A proposed rule requiring the 3,111 assisted living communities in Florida to install generators will cost operators more than $280 million, the state Department of Elder Affairs said Wednesday.
LeadingAge Florida files legal challenge to ‘impractical’ generator rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 28, 2017
LeadingAge Florida on Tuesday filed a legal challenge to Gov. Rick Scott’s Sept. 16 emergency rule giving assisted living communities and nursing homes in the state 60 days to obtain generators and...
Officials with Florida Argentum have filed a legal challenge to a proposed rule that they say would financially burden assisted living operators in the Sunshine State and have several negative effects...
Camera-loaning program expansion concerns New Jersey provider groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2017
The expansion of a camera-loaning program in New Jersey means that families of senior living residents now may be equipped to secretly record the care of their loved ones, but organizations representing...