$1.3 billion omnibus bill targets Minnesota’s long-term care workforce crisis
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
A comprehensive health and human services reform bill passed Tuesday by the Minnesota Senate aims to address the state’s long-term care workforce crisis.
Oklahoma: Assisted living plagued by conflicting regulations, operators say
Sep 15, 2015
Differing state and local regulatory requirements are threatening the industry’s livelihood, representatives of assisted living providers recently told a legislative panel.
Florida measure will give operators new COVID-19 liability protections
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 29, 2021
A bill providing COVID-19 liability protections for assisted living communities and other long-term care settings in Florida is on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature.
Law limits use of antipsychotic drugs in assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2021
A bill signed into law by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt on Monday is designed to slow the overprescribing of antipsychotic drugs to residents of assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities.
Passed bill allows assistive devices in assisted living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2020
A bill that supporters say will modernize regulations for assisted living communities in Florida is on its way to Gov. Ron DeSantis after being passed unanimously by the state Senate and House.
Providers seek $450 million from PA stimulus funds to cover pandemic costs
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2021
Senior living associations in Pennsylvania are lobbying legislators for $54 million for assisted living and personal care providers from the American Rescue Plan stimulus funding to the state. The ask...
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...
Oakmont requests hearing as California passes emergency preparedness law
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 14, 2018
Oakmont Senior Living has requested a hearing about the potential shuttering of two of its California senior living communities over staff members’ alleged handling of resident evacuations during...
Oregon makes ‘significant investments’ in long-term care through legislative package
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 06, 2021
A package of bills recently passed by the Oregon Legislature aims to address long-term care staffing, transparency and healthcare for residential care facility employees.
Assisted living communities left out of state COVID-19 testing, data initiatives
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 19, 2020
Associations representing assisted living operators are calling attention to the fact that in some states, assisted living communities are being left out of testing and data initiatives.