Bill increasing paid sick leave from 3 to 5 days awaits governor’s signature
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 15, 2023
Employers in California would be required to allow workers to take five days of sick leave per year, rather than the three days currently required by law, under legislation passed Wednesday by the California...
6 SNFs, ALFs placed in receivership in Iowa
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 01, 2023
In what appears to be a growing trend in long-term care closures in Iowa, four nursing facilities and two assisted living facilities have been placed in receivership with the state Department of Inspections...
Medi-Cal to drop asset test for Medicaid long-term care benefits
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 14, 2022
Medi-Cal, California’s Medicaid public health insurance program, is dropping its asset test for residents needing long-term care.
Minnesota governor activates National Guard to support skilled nursing facilities
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 24, 2021
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is activating the state’s National Guard to form skilled nursing “response teams” that will provide support to facilities experiencing worker shortages. He also is proposing...
States navigate implementing COVID-19 vaccine requirements
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 04, 2021
Today is the day that Connecticut’s long-term workers and other workers employed by the state are required to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate or agree to regular testing. The deadline was postponed...
New York awards $30 million for supportive housing for older adults and others
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 13, 2024
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has announced $30 million in supportive housing funding for older adults, veterans, survivors of domestic and gender-based violence, and families experiencing chronic homelessness...
Workplace accidents highest in the North: analysis
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 13, 2023
Accidents in the workplace can happen anywhere. The highest incidences of workplace accidents, however, are predominately found in the northern states, according to a recent analysis from High Rise Financial.
Bill would allow broader long-term care tax opt-outs
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 12, 2023
Republicans in Washington state are expected to introduce a bill that would allow any resident to opt out of the long-term care payroll tax that went into effect July 1
Report from task force to address healthcare worker shortage coming in October
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jun 17, 2024
Texas’ Healthcare Workforce Task Force is up and running and set to release its final report Oct. 1.
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...