Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments related to death of independent living resident who wandered into cold … Acts Retirement–Life Communities partners with Wilmington University for employee...
Court to determine employer liability when workers take COVID-19 home to families
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 26, 2022
Can a spouse or family member of an employee sue you if the worker brings COVID-19 into the home?
New York deploys 120 National Guard medics, medical technicians to long-term care facilities
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Dec 14, 2021
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) last week more than doubled the number of deployed National Guard medical teams to aid nursing homes in the Empire State facing staffing shortages amid surging COVID-19 infections.
Task force reopening recommendations eschew social distancing in specific cases
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 27, 2020
A Florida task force will recommend reopening assisted living communities and nursing homes to visitors, lifting a six-month COVID-19 moratorium. Some visitors would be allowed to get closer than six...
Texas tries to get tougher on assisted living violations
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 03, 2017
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission would not have to provide assisted living communities with the opportunity to correct certain violations before penalizing them under a bill being considered...
Assisted living to get $30 million as Pennsylvania makes ‘historic investment’ in long-term care
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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...
Association seeks to differentiate assisted living from nursing homes in COVID-19 regulations
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 20, 2020
An organization representing assisted living operators in New York is working with the state Department of Health to “separate and differentiate” policies for senior living communities and nursing...
Nebraska seeks to provide $40 million to help assisted living, skilled nursing battle ‘invisible monster’...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2020
Nebraska is looking to provide $40 million to help operators of assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses.
Bill to increase oversight moves to Georgia Senate
By
John O'Connor
Mar 03, 2020
A bill that would impose staffing ratios, additional staff training and new financial reporting requirements for Georgia assisted living communities quickly sailed through the House of Representatives....
Bill runs counter to ‘groundbreaking’ assisted living licensure laws, industry representatives say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2020
Elder care advocates and some lawmakers are supporting a “far-reaching” bill introduced in the Minnesota legislature that would increase state oversight of assisted living communities. But industry...