Atlanta-based The Arbor Company requires employees to receive COVID-19 vaccine by June 30 … West Virginia’s vaccination maintenance plan offers vaccine to family and caregivers of assisted living residents...
Bill born of pandemic lessons overreaches scope of assisted living licensure, experts say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 19, 2021
A bill before the Connecticut Legislature overreaches the licensing scope of assisted living communities by extending regulatory requirements aimed at healthcare settings, according to state senior living...
States address assisted living visitation in legislation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 09, 2021
Legislation to require assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities to grant visitor access to residents during extended lockdowns is under consideration in some states. The move comes...
Provider groups push back against assisted living visitation policy bill
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 01, 2021
A South Dakota bill that would require assisted living communities to create and post visitation policies is facing pushback from senior living organizations in the state.
Florida lifts assisted living visitation restrictions despite COVID-19 case status
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 29, 2020
Despite an average daily increase in COVID-19 cases in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that the state will begin allowing outdoor visitation at assisted living communities and nursing homes, regardless...
Task force approves recommendations to address direct care workforce shortage
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 14, 2020
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Task Force on Caregiving voted Thursday to approve 16 recommendations ranging from better pay and benefits for professional caregivers, to expansion of the Medicaid program,...
Delaware to begin reviewing indoor visitation plans for assisted living communities today
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2020
Delaware will begin reviewing proposed plans from eligible assisted living communities and nursing homes to begin reopening for indoor visitation.
Indoor visits taking place at more than 60% of Minnesota senior living and care facilities
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 04, 2020
More than 60% of Minnesota’s assisted living communities and nursing homes have implemented programs allowing indoor visits by family members and essential caregivers, according to a joint survey from...
Bill would require senior living communities to develop plans to prevent social isolation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 26, 2020
Senior living operators would be required to develop plans to prevent residents from becoming isolated during public emergencies, and per-diem healthcare workers would be able to accrue paid sick leave,...
Senior living needs COVID-19 tests, too, Argentum tells HHS as Ohio issues mandate
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 24, 2020
Nursing homes aren’t the only long-term care settings that need testing capabilities amid the coronavirus pandemic, Argentum President and CEO James Balda said a day after HHS announced it would be sending...