$104 million funding increase will help assisted living providers pay workers more
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 12, 2021
A $104 million funding increase in Wisconsin will enable some assisted living providers to boost compensation for workers during a time when both employers and employees are feeling squeezed by the coronavirus...
No sign Supreme Court will block COVID-19 vaccination mandates, legal expert say
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 15, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday in a 6-3 ruling to hear a challenge to New York’s vaccine mandate for healthcare workers on religious grounds, and a legal expert says evidence is mounting that...
Providers among recipients of $13.5 million for apprenticeships
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 18, 2023
Several long-term care providers are among the recipients that will share in $13.5 million in funding for apprenticeship programs to help expand health careers across the state of Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds...
Argentum works on Plan B as weather thwarts fly-in
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 26, 2018
Argentum is planning to find additional ways to discuss the Government Accountability Office’s assisted living-related report, home- and community-based services and other issues after the second...
Noncompete agreements would be limited or banned under these two bills
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 14, 2023
Noncompete agreements would be limited or banned altogether under two bills approved last week by the New York Senate. If the General Assembly agrees with that body, then the legislation will be sent to...
Vaccinate long-term care workers or face $20,000 daily fine: Connecticut
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
Connecticut’s long-term care workers have until Sept. 7 to get their first COVID-19 dose, or their communities will face a $20,000 per day civil penalty, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday.
Increased assisted living resident protections arise from collaborative process
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 12, 2024
Connecticut senior living industry leaders, after working with the state, said they now back a bill outlining consumer protections in assisted living communities.
Operators without backup generators are feeling the heat
By
John O'Connor
Apr 08, 2021
Some Texas lawmakers are pretty ticked off at senior living communities these days. Or at least the settings without backup power generators.
Assisted living to get $30 million as Pennsylvania makes ‘historic investment’ in long-term care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 29, 2021
Pennsylvania lawmakers agreed to provide critical funding support to the state’s long-term care industry in reaching a budget agreement on Friday — a move one senior living and care association called...
Kentucky to implement direct-care worker background checks
Nov 24, 2015
Kentucky soon will require assisted living communities and certain other senior living providers to obtain national criminal background checks on some new employees as a condition of obtaining or renewing...