Appropriations process best bet for funding relief: Argentum
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 30, 2022
With the prospect of additional COVID-19 relief legislation at a standstill, Argentum is turning its attention to the appropriations process and ensuring the sector’s voice is heard.
More news for Friday, July 22
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 22, 2022
New division within HHS will lead pandemic response … $250,000 Alzheimer’s Foundation grant will fund research into potential new medications … TX providers encouraged to update emergency plans amid...
More news for Wednesday, Feb. 9
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2022
Vita Senior Living wades into industry through select acquisitions … PHI launches institute to address direct care workforce inequities … New bill transfers block grant funding for HUD resident services...
Assisted living providers prohibited from denying employee COVID vaccine exemption requests
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 22, 2022
An amendment to an existing state law expands protections for employees subject to employer COVID-19 vaccine mandates, further complicating the pandemic landscape for assisted living providers in Tennessee.
$1.3 billion omnibus bill targets Minnesota’s long-term care workforce crisis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
A comprehensive health and human services reform bill passed Tuesday by the Minnesota Senate aims to address the state’s long-term care workforce crisis.
More news for Tuesday, May 25
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 25, 2021
Bipartisan legislation seeks CHANGE to Alzheimer’s detection, screenings … Assisted living residents encouraged to prepare for August licensing changes in Minnesota … North Dakota Supreme Court denies...
More news for Tuesday, Sept. 13
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 13, 2022
Senate Aging Committee members seek information on alleged Alzheimer’s research fraud … 14 state governors launch healthcare workforce collaborative … CMS: Free updated COVID-19 vaccines provide...
More news for Tuesday, Jan. 11
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 11, 2022
As SCOTUS weighs COVID-19 vaccination mandates for workers, providers should work toward compliance: AHCA / NCAL … $40M available for artificial intelligence, technology projects to improve older adult...
How states ‘way beyond crisis’ should invest in direct care workforce: panel
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 20, 2021
Given the recent actual — and potential — federal investment in federal Medicaid programs, a panel of experts has laid out the current landscape and key opportunities for states that are “way beyond...
California mayor wants state to share control over long-term care facilities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 25, 2022
A California mayor wants the state to grant his city shared control over assisted living communities and nursing homes located there, saying that it would ensure that older adults are receiving quality...