One-size-fits-all policies prevent ‘meaningful’ in-person visitation in long-term care
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2020
As the warm weather of summer slips away, Pennsylvania long-term care providers see the same happening with their opportunities for outdoor visitation.
$25 hourly minimum wage considered for long-term care workers
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Feb 16, 2023
Long-term care and other healthcare workers in California would see a minimum wage of $25 per hour if legislation introduced Wednesday by state Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D) passes and becomes law.
Long-term care system ‘collapsing’ due to staffing challenges, industry advocate testifies
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 11, 2022
“Our long-term care system is collapsing under the weight of high costs and low staff,” an aging services advocate recently told lawmakers in Kansas.
Assisted living certifiers need more training on waiver rule changes, advocates say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2024
Individuals certifying Ohio assisted living communities should receive additional training to clarify confusion over “particularly challenging areas” of Ohio’s assisted living waiver for memory care...
Act prioritizes fight against Alzheimer’s disease with state plan
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 12, 2023
South Carolina’s adoption of a state Alzheimer’s plan is a “step forward,” according to senior living advocates.
2 bills make Connecticut a ‘better place to grow old,’ senior living provider groups say
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 07, 2024
Two bills signed into law Tuesday address the state of assisted living in Connecticut, including improving transparency, which the senior living industry said will help the state become a “better place...
Long-term care in the mix as states respond to Supreme Court’s gun control decision
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2022
Calling the right to carry a concealed weapon a “recipe for tragedy,” New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Friday pledged to expand a state list of locations where firearms cannot be carried to include...
Lawmakers move to repeal senior living industry COVID-19 immunity provision
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 15, 2020
New York lawmakers have introduced legislation to hold senior living communities accountable “for harm and damages incurred” during the COVID-19 pandemic by repealing a blanket immunity law that shielded...
‘Esther’s Law’ a step closer to allowing cameras into Ohio long-term care residents’ rooms
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 27, 2021
A bipartisan bill that would enable long-term care residents and their families to install remote monitoring equipment in their rooms had a hearing in the Ohio House of Representatives’ Families, Aging...
Lifting of states of emergency effectively ends many pandemic regulations for some senior living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2022
The lifting of COVID-19 states of emergency in two states — and the rescission of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in one of the country’s largest cities — effectively ends many pandemic regulations affecting...