Long-term care CEO compensation averages $555,340: report … Governor launches task force to address the quality of nursing homes in the state … Regional Health Properties regains compliance with NYSE...
Senate report contains to-do list to beef up emergency preparedness in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 24, 2023
Federal, state and local government agencies should require assisted living providers to improve disaster planning, increase transparency and have emergency backup power, recommends a new Senate report...
$25 hourly minimum wage considered for long-term care workers
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Long-term care and other healthcare workers in California would see a minimum wage of $25 per hour if legislation introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D) passes and becomes law.
$290,000 grant supports emergency preparedness efforts in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 15, 2023
Boosting emergency preparedness plans for Virginia’s assisted living communities and nursing facilities is the goal of a pilot program.
Proposal would allow CNAs to train in assisted living communities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 09, 2023
Regulatory changes proposed by the Virginia Board of Nursing are aimed at removing barriers to training and improving the hiring process for certified nurse aides in the commonwealth. If approved, CNAs...
More news for Friday, Jan. 20
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 20, 2023
Assisted living owner to pay $15K for failing to provide meal breaks … AARP NY unveils first action blueprint to improve lives of older adults … Feds propose increasing workplace immigration fees …...
Senior living provider with history of wage violations cited for $690,000 in back pay, penalties
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 13, 2023
Denying full wages, deducting for meal breaks and failing to keep time and payroll records has left a California senior living provider on the hook for more than $690,000 in back wages and penalties.
AARP calls for assisted living oversight, expanded care options following neglect violations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 10, 2023
Recent emergency evacuations and license suspensions at four South Carolina assisted living communities over accusation of “squalid conditions” and neglect have led one state organization to call for...
Senior living and care facilities turn away older adults 11K times in 1 month due to workforce crisis:...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 28, 2022
Access to long-term care in Minnesota is in a “dangerous decline,” as evidenced by a recent survey revealing that older adults were turned away from assisted living communities and nursing homes 11,000...
Aloha State’s healthcare workforce need grows 76 percent since 2019: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 21, 2022
What difference can three years and a once-in-a-century pandemic make to Hawaii’s healthcare workforce?