States impose coronavirus rules for long-term care; AMDA, ACHCA conferences affected by COVID-19
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 12, 2020
As the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on Wednesday, citing 118,000 cases and 4,291 deaths in 114 countries, several states have imposed new rules on assisted living communities...
$25 million in COVID-19 payments will support 211 long-term care organizations
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Lois A. Bowers
Aug 08, 2022
One-time payments totaling $25 million will be issued to 211 long-term care organizations in Maine to help them recover from the pandemic, Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Thursday.
Officials with Florida Argentum have filed a legal challenge to a proposed rule that they say would financially burden assisted living operators in the Sunshine State and have several negative effects...
Senior living represented on MA governor’s Aging Council
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 16, 2017
The CEOs of Benchmark Senior Living and Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly are two of 24 people named to a new group tasked with developing a plan to improve public and private efforts to support...
Assisted living communities in Virginia slated to receive $20 million to fund COVID-19-related efforts
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Lois A. Bowers
Jun 22, 2020
Assisted living communities in Virginia will receive $20 million from the state to support their responses to COVID-19, Gov. Ralph Northam announced Friday. The state also has begun naming facilities where...
14 states increased minimum wage Jan. 1
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 04, 2016
The minimum wage increased in 14 states as the new year began, and it is set to increase in two additional states later this year. Is your state on the list?
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....
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...
Wildfires destroy, force evacuations at California senior living communities
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 11, 2017
Several senior living communities have been evacuated, and at least one has been destroyed, as wildfires continue to burn across parts of California.
Florida Argentum petitions for temporary injunction on generator rule
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 04, 2017
Florida Argentum has asked the state’s First District Court of Appeal to issue a temporary injunction against Gov. Rick Scott’s emergency rule, which sets a Nov. 15 deadline for all assisted...