$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.
COVID-19 negligence claims against long-term care providers ‘disregard reality’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 13, 2022
A COVID-19 negligence suit against a Wisconsin assisted living community is just one of many legal actions facing long-term care facilities across the country.
Improved dementia diagnosing can lead to better advanced care planning: study
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2022
Medical providers are diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults more frequently than in the past, providing opportunities for better advanced care planning, according to the...
$1.3 billion budget proposal would address staffing shortages in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 31, 2022
A $1.3 billion budget proposal could help Minnesota assisted living and other long-term care providers address critical staffing challenges.
As second COVID-19 booster dose is approved, senior living calls for help
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 30, 2022
As public health officials brace for a potential surge in coronavirus cases due to the BA.2 variant, the federal government on Tuesday approved a second COVID-19 booster dose for higher-risk individuals.
12 tips for recruiting and retaining staff members
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 28, 2022
At what National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care President and CEO Brian Jurutka said was “probably the most important session” at the group’s Spring Conference, four speakers shared...
‘Job-killer’ bill would tie employers’ hands during states of emergency
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2022
A proposed California bill is being called a “job killer” for allowing employees to walk off the job — or not show up at all — if they feel unsafe at work during a state of emergency.
$413 million in Provider Relief Fund payments welcome news, but ‘extreme frustration’ remains
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 24, 2022
An announcement about the distribution of $413 million in Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund payments this week is welcome news, but it did little to quell the “extreme frustration” senior living providers...
Bill guaranteeing in-person essential caregiver visits heads to governor’s desk
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 23, 2022
A bill stating that residents of assisted living communities have the right to visits from essential caregivers is headed to the desk of Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) after unanimously passing the state House...
Senior living tells White House it knows all too well what it’s like to fight pandemic without funding
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 17, 2022
After $15.6 billion in supplemental coronavirus relief funding was cut from the $1.5 trillion omnibus package — signed Wednesday by President Biden — the White House is sounding the alarm over the...