The board licensing assisted living communities in Tennessee must clarify its rules and regulations related to medication administration — and strengthen penalties for violating those rules, according...
It’s time for national standards in assisted living, authors argue
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 27, 2018
The assisted living industry should look to the skilled nursing industry for standards that could be implemented to help improve resident care and operators’ bottom lines, said the authors of an...
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...
Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act introduced in Congress
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 02, 2020
Three members of Congress say they have introduced the Assisted Living Facility Coronavirus Reporting Act to address issues related to COVID-19 infections, hospitalization and fatality rates, sick leave...
A new survey offers insights into the reasons that some people choose a senior living community for a loved one, or live in one themselves, as well as potential good news related to future prospects.
Coalition cites ‘urgent need’ in releasing best practices for assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Oct 25, 2018
The Long Term Care Community Coalition released recommendations for best practices for the assisted living industry on Wednesday, citing an “urgent need” given the findings contained in a February...
AMDA delegates to ponder integrated care model for assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 09, 2017
A resolution calling for AMDA – The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine to promote and advocate for an integrated care model in assisted living will be one of nine under consideration...
How to integrate care into assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 04, 2016
After Juniper Communities integrated care into its offerings, providers, residents and partners saw benefits, according to the company. Founder and President Lynne S. Katzmann, Ph.D., has advice for companies...
3 ways the CDC’s COVID-19 vaccination plan involves assisted living
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Lois A. Bowers
Sep 17, 2020
A new “playbook” for public health officials shares three ways that federal and other efforts related to the development and distribution of a vaccine against COVID-19 will affect senior living: implementation,...
GAO’s assisted living report part of testimony at House hearing on Medicaid
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2018
Assisted living made an appearance Thursday at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the Medicaid program when a Government Accountability Office report related to the industry was referenced...