Assisted living misses out on $45 million for COVID testing due to governor’s veto
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 04, 2021
Legislation that would have provided $45 million over two years to assisted living communities in Maryland to cover the cost of COVID-19 testing for residents and staff members has been shut down by Gov....
Providers seek $450 million from PA stimulus funds to cover pandemic costs
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 26, 2021
Senior living associations in Pennsylvania are lobbying legislators for $54 million for assisted living and personal care providers from the American Rescue Plan stimulus funding to the state. The ask...
Assisted living providers largely on their own during pandemic crisis: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 11, 2021
Confusing, and sometimes conflicting, coronavirus pandemic information and guidance from Delaware’s public health officials often left assisted living community administrators on their own in the middle...
Ohio drops assisted living staff testing requirement; Florida ends all pandemic restrictions
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 05, 2021
Fully vaccinated assisted living staff in Ohio now are exempt from routine COVID-19 testing, according to a new Ohio Department of Health order.
Providers victims of politics in ‘unfortunate’ repeal of COVID immunity protections, industry rep...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 12, 2021
Assisted living and other long-term care operators are the victims of politics via legislation signed last week by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that repeals blanket immunity protections for pandemic-related...
Bill aims to protect assisted living operators from COVID-related civil lawsuits
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2021
Assisted living and other long-term care providers in Florida would be protected from civil liability lawsuits related to COVID-19 under legislation introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Jeff Brandes (R–St....
Minnesota asks feds for help with staffing, supply shortages in senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 16, 2020
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is asking the federal government for staffing and supply help for assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities, as well as hospitals, in the state that are struggling...
Michigan rolls out staffing support for assisted living during pandemic
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 05, 2020
New rapid response teams rolled out by state health officials in Michigan are meant to help assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities in Michigan hit by staffing shortages during...
Assisted living operators must implement plans to prevent social isolation under new law
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 27, 2020
A bill requiring long-term care facilities, including assisted living communities, to prevent social isolation in residents was signed into law Friday in New Jersey.
New laws address long-term care workforce wages, infectious disease preparedness
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 18, 2020
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed a legislative package meant to address issues in the long-term care industry, including wages for frontline workers and response coordination for infectious disease...