Bill aims to protect nursing home residents during infectious disease outbreaks
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 21, 2022
The New Jersey Assembly’s Aging and Senior Services Committee, on Thursday passed a bill “Sally’s Law,” that aims to provide nursing home residents greater protections during periods of infectious...
Nursing home sales, closures, halts to admissions come as staffing shortages continue
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 12, 2022
As staffing shortages continue to plague nursing homes, sales, closures and admissions stoppages are becoming more frequent, according to respondents to a survey by the Long-Term Care Imperative, a collaboration...
$1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program targets employee retention
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
After announcing a $1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program in early August, New York state has updated its program guidance and extended the grace period for submitting claims during the first vesting...
53 percent of Texas assisted living communities don’t have backup generators, state survey finds
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 07, 2022
Less than half of assisted living communities in Texas have backup generators, according to a survey of long-term care facilities conducted after a 2021 winter storm. By comparison, most nursing homes...
Assisted living operators eligible for $10 million in COVID relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
After being left out of multiple rounds of COVID-19 relief funding and “jealously” watching their skilled nursing counterparts have expenses reimbursed, Missouri’s assisted living and residential...
Assisted living quality of care study raises concern among industry experts
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
A Texas assisted living quality of care study is drawing concern from at least one senior living association.
Assisted living caregivers in line for payments from $1.2 million relief program
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2022
Assisted living direct care workers are among those eligible to receive hardship payments from a $1.2 million caregiver relief program in New Jersey.
Updated law expected to boost CCRC construction, expansions
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 15, 2022
An updated application and licensing process for continuing care retirement communities in South Carolina is expected to help drive more construction projects and create more housing for older adults in...
New report contains surprises about best places to retire
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 01, 2022
Vermont is the best state — and Hartford, CT, is the best city — overall in the nation for senior living, according to a recent report examining quality-of-life factors for older adults.
Court ruling provides cautionary tale regarding duties of independent living operators
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling has called into question whether independent living residents are truly “independent” and what responsibilities operators hold beyond the traditional landlord-tenant...