Task force approves recommendations to address direct care workforce shortage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Task Force on Caregiving voted Thursday to approve 16 recommendations ranging from better pay and benefits for professional caregivers, to expansion of the Medicaid program,...
Legislation seeks to address long-term care workforce challenges post-COVID-19
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2020
The Pennsylvania Legislature is working on legislation to ease workforce shortages in the senior living industry and create a permanent pathway to employment as the state’s older adult population climbs.
Indoor visits taking place at more than 60% of Minnesota senior living and care facilities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2020
More than 60% of Minnesota’s assisted living communities and nursing homes have implemented programs allowing indoor visits by family members and essential caregivers, according to a joint survey from...
Limited outdoor visitation coming to South Carolina assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 02, 2020
South Carolina released new guidance for limited outdoor visitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes on Tuesday, following criteria from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
Association advocates for CMS visitation guideline use in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 01, 2020
An association representing more than 425 assisted living communities and nursing homes throughout New York is calling on the state to revise its “one-size-fits-all” pandemic policies on testing and...
More news for Thursday, Aug. 27
Aug 27, 2020
Long-term care pharmacies via for key role in COVID vaccine distribution … Report: Pandemic-related fiscal woes to continue for senior living … Pennsylvania expects to complete mandatory COVID-19...
New Jersey proposes $155 million for safe reopening of senior living and care communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 19, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, the state Department of Health and the Department of Human Services have proposed providing assisted living, memory care and other long-term care facilities with $155 million...
Hearing highlights COVID-19 testing challenges facing senior living and care providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
During a Pennsylvania public hearing on COVID-19 testing challenges, a state senior living and care advocacy organization called for prioritizing long-term care for testing resources.
States look at social insurance to address underfunded LTSS system: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 12, 2020
Social insurance initiatives to help finance long-term services and supports are gaining traction at the state level because “the costs of waiting around for something to happen at the federal level...
California sees double-digit growth in assisted living, with need expected to increase: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 20, 2020
California has mirrored the country in double-digit growth in the number of assisted living beds and residents in recent years, with need expected to increase further with the aging population, according...