Vaccinate long-term care workers or face $20,000 daily fine: Connecticut
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 10, 2021
Connecticut’s long-term care workers have until Sept. 7 to get their first COVID-19 dose, or their communities will face a $20,000 per day civil penalty, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday.
Salt substitute cuts strokes, cardiovascular events, deaths in older adults
Sep 17, 2021
Rates of stroke, major cardiovascular events and death were lower with a salt substitute versus regular salt in older adults with hypertension and a history of stroke.
Governor vetoes expansion of assisted living program for Medicaid beneficiaries
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 02, 2018
An industry-supported bill that would have permitted more elderly Medicaid beneficiaries in California to receive care and services in assisted living communities rather than in nursing homes has been...
California nursing home fined nearly $100K for COVID-19-related workplace violations
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 24, 2020
California state workplace regulators issued one of the largest fines yet to a Bakersfield, CA, nursing home for COVID-19 related workplace violations, according to local media reports.
‘Replace denial with proposal’ on long-term care, House committee told
By
Lois A. Bowers
Nov 15, 2019
Congress must “replace denial with a detailed, bipartisan legislative proposal on long-term care” to address the needs of a growing older population facing high costs for healthcare and housing, Robert...
California to eliminate Medicaid waitlists through assisted living waiver
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2022
In an effort to eliminate waiting lists, California Medicaid is adding 7,000 additional slots to its assisted living waiver program through 2024.
Medicaid block grant proposal ‘must be carefully evaluated,’ provider group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2019
A plan that would make Tennessee the first state to receive its Medicaid funding via a block grant “must be carefully evaluated,” the executive director of the Tennessee Health Care Association...
McKnight’s 40 for 40: Vince Mor
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 28, 2020
Numerous top-flight academic researchers delve into nursing home care and policy, but few, if any, approach the track record of Vince Mor.
Proposed bill ‘modernizing’ assisted living ‘long overdue’: senior living advocates
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2022
Senate Bill 11 will “modernize and strengthen oversight and care” of assisted living residents by transitioning services from a certification model to a licensure model, according to main sponsor Sen....
Senior living operator launches CNA training program for next generation of staff
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2022
With a large number of staff members nearing retirement, a California life plan community operator has launched a new program to train the next generation of long-term care workers.