Newspaper series critical of assisted living ‘paints inaccurate picture,’ industry group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2019
Assisted living community and personal care home operators in Georgia are defending the industry as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution begins publishing a new investigative series that the newspaper’s...
Assisted living community rating site is unique in country, group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 16, 2017
A new website is rating assisted living communities in San Diego County in what a consumer group says is unique effort in California and the entire country.
Ohio bill defines assisted living memory care units
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 29, 2016
A bill introduced in the Ohio Senate would define memory care units within assisted living communities and would impose sanctions “for offenses that may or do cause harm for the residents of the...
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...
Legislation ‘strikes important balance’ in overhaul of CCRC contracts, provider groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2019
Florida law regarding continuing care retirement community contracts is poised to change after the Friday passage of HB 1033 by the state legislature. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk, where...
Wildfires destroy, force evacuations at California senior living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2017
Several senior living communities have been evacuated, and at least one has been destroyed, as wildfires continue to burn across parts of California.
Law requiring dementia training for healthcare professionals is unprecedented, Alzheimer’s Association...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 14, 2018
Healthcare professionals who treat adults in Massachusetts will be required to undergo training related to Alzheimer’s disease under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. Charlie Baker.
New law requires long-term care outbreak-response plans in wake of 11 deaths
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 19, 2019
The death of 11 children in a New Jersey long-term care facility last year prompted a new law requiring assisted living and memory care communities and other long-term care providers to submit outbreak...
Camera-loaning program expansion concerns New Jersey provider groups
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 10, 2017
The expansion of a camera-loaning program in New Jersey means that families of senior living residents now may be equipped to secretly record the care of their loved ones, but organizations representing...
Governor, state senator promise greater scrutiny of senior living abuse allegations
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 16, 2017
Minnesota’s governor and a legislator who leads the state Senate’s Aging and Long-Term Care Policy Committee promised increased scrutiny of senior living communities and the state health department...