Ensign, Omega optimistic about paths to sustained long-term growth
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 03, 2022
Although workforce challenges and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to disrupt the long-term care industry, Ensign Group and Omega Healthcare Investors executives said that the companies...
Public health emergency extension needed so operators can respond to ‘ever-evolving pandemic,’ AHCA/NCAL...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2022
The American Health Care Association / National Center for Assisted living has asked the federal government to extend the public health emergency through the end of the year, given the emergence of new...
Pay workers who are required to undergo COVID-19 screenings: lawsuit
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 26, 2021
A Wisconsin proposed collective and class action complaint alleging healthcare workers should be paid for undergoing mandatory COVID-19 screenings is “one to watch,” especially for healthcare employers...
Bill requiring visitation during public health emergencies closer to becoming law
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 26, 2021
The Oklahoma Senate last week passed what one senior living association is calling a “compromise bill” requiring long-term care facilities to have a visitation plan in place for future public health...
Opportunities abound for women willing to make a difference, speakers say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 30, 2020
Make good change. Take the opportunity in front of you. Run with it. That’s some of the sage advice that emerged from the McKnight’s Women of Distinction Forum session Wednesday “Lessons learned...
Florida bill criminalizing financial exploitation, abuse of older adults is on governor’s desk
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 30, 2021
Legislation criminalizing the financial exploitation and abuse of Florida’s older or disabled adults is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.
Federal court will rehear senior living operators’ RICO lawsuit claims against unions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2022
A federal court panel announced Thursday that it will reexamine a senior living and care operator’s racketeering lawsuit against local labor unions after a previous decision was vacated.
Assisted living providers largely on their own during pandemic crisis: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2021
Confusing, and sometimes conflicting, coronavirus pandemic information and guidance from Delaware’s public health officials often left assisted living community administrators on their own in the middle...
‘Immediate action’ needed from governors to address long-term care workforce needs during pandemic,...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2020
States must take an “all-hands-on-deck” approach to helping assisted living communities and nursing homes address workforce needs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Health Care Association...
With no targeted relief on horizon, Argentum seeks various avenues of financial support for senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
With no apparent additional targeted COVID-19 financial relief on the horizon for the assisted living industry, Argentum is continuing its push to have providers included in proposed relief packages for...