Bill born of pandemic lessons overreaches scope of assisted living licensure, experts say
By
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...
Senior living and care facilities turn away older adults 11K times in 1 month due to workforce crisis:...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 28, 2022
Access to long-term care in Minnesota is in a “dangerous decline,” as evidenced by a recent survey revealing that older adults were turned away from assisted living communities and nursing homes 11,000...
Bill would require assisted living caregivers to work ‘outside their scope of practice’
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 18, 2021
A bill proposed in Arizona would require assisted living caregivers to perform life-saving measures before the arrival of first responders when a resident experiences a medical emergency.
Memory care staff would receive dementia-focused training under proposed bill
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 22, 2024
Proposed changes to existing Nebraska regulations on training for memory care staff would specify dementia-focused education, but senior living organizations in the state disagree on the need for statutory...
Senior living industry bracing for effects state reopening will have on residents, staff
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 04, 2020
As states begin to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-term care industry is taking a more cautious approach to relaxing the protocols put in place over the past two months.
Senators propose three ways to address senior living workforce challenges
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 13, 2023
State lawmakers in Pennsylvania have promised to advance a package of bills that would address workforce challenges among senior living and other long-term care providers in the Keystone State.
Free program offers streamlined path to direct care professional certification
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2023
A new, free program aims to streamline the path to becoming a certified direct care professional in Wisconsin, with a goal of certifying at least 10,000 new workers.
Threats, attacks on senior living workers now felonies in Wisconsin
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2022
It is a felony to threaten or attack healthcare workers in Wisconsin since Gov. Tony Evers signed Assembly Bill 960.
More news for Tuesday, April 6
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 06, 2021
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...
Operators hit with fees for ‘misuse’ of 911 for nonemergency calls
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jan 18, 2024
A relatively new ordinance in one Michigan city is getting pushback from some senior living communities that are being charged for nonemergency 911 calls. The ordinance, they say, does not distinguish...