Voluntary senior living availability dashboard seen as win-win for residents, providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 14, 2024
A dashboard aimed at helping potential senior living and nursing home residents and their families, and others, better locate needed services is being viewed as a continuation of a pre-pandemic collaboration...
Assisted living generator bill headed to Florida governor’s desk
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 13, 2018
A bill requiring assisted living communities in Florida to purchase backup generators and have fuel on site is on its way to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk for signing after the Florida legislature approved...
‘Drive to 25’ campaign seeks $25 an hour wage for CNAs in nursing homes
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 03, 2022
Certified nursing assistants in nursing homes make too little money and deserve to earn a living wage. That’s according to the California Association of Health Facilities, the force behind the “Drive...
Government PPE plans could have ‘grave consequences’ for senior living residents, staff, groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 27, 2020
Federal and state advocates for senior living and home- and community-based services providers say it is a mistake for governments not to prioritize these providers’ needs for personal protective...
Assisted living workers eligible for $5.5M one-time child care scholarships
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 09, 2021
Parents working in Montana’s assisted living communities are among those in line to receive a portion of $5.5 million in federal funding for a one-time child care scholarship program available to healthcare...
New law expedites timeliness of reporting infections
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 09, 2022
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) signed legislation Wednesday that requires nursing homes to provide residents, authorized family members and guardians “timely notice” when an infection is detected.
Mobile clinics to bridge care gaps in senior living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 24, 2023
Preventive healthcare and dental care soon could be rolling up to some Florida senior living communities in the form of mobile health clinics.
Wisconsin commits $500M for reimbursements to nursing homes, also increases HCBS reimbursement
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jan 13, 2022
Wisconsin will commit more than $500 million for payments and incentives to nursing homes by increasing reimbursement rates, Gov. Tony Evers (D) said Tuesday.
Proposed law would impose federal reporting requirements on assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 27, 2024
The recent closure of a large skilled nursing facility in Missouri has led to a bill that proposes minimum staffing levels for assisted living communities and a requirement that assisted living providers...
State News for March 2015
Mar 04, 2015
ARKANSAS — A former circuit court judge recently admitted that a campaign contribution induced him to lower a jury award in a negligent death lawsuit brought by a nursing home resident’s family.