New Minnesota healthcare law fails to address assisted living’s most pressing challenge: staff wages
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 22, 2022
A new Health and Human Services policy law passed by legislators in the final hours of the 2022 Minnesota legislative session fails to address the state’s most pressing challenge for assisted living...
$1.3 billion omnibus bill targets Minnesota’s long-term care workforce crisis
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 28, 2022
A comprehensive health and human services reform bill passed Tuesday by the Minnesota Senate aims to address the state’s long-term care workforce crisis.
Resident visitation rights law avoids ‘unintended consequences’ concerns raised by senior living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 08, 2022
Resident and patient visitation rights in Florida healthcare settings received a boost on Wednesday after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the No Patient Left Alone Act into law.
$1.3 billion budget proposal would address staffing shortages in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 31, 2022
A $1.3 billion budget proposal could help Minnesota assisted living and other long-term care providers address critical staffing challenges.
‘Job-killer’ bill would tie employers’ hands during states of emergency
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 28, 2022
A proposed California bill is being called a “job killer” for allowing employees to walk off the job — or not show up at all — if they feel unsafe at work during a state of emergency.
Threats, attacks on senior living workers now felonies in Wisconsin
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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.
COVID-19 liability protections for long-term care providers extended by Florida Legislature
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 14, 2022
A bill extending COVID-19 liability protections for long-term care and other healthcare providers is awaiting Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature after Florida Legislators passed it last week.
Kentucky lawmakers make ‘essential caregiver’ program permanent
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 02, 2022
“Essential caregiver” provisions set to expire this past Monday were given a lifeline by Kentucky legislators who made the visitation program permanent.
Constitutional amendment could complicate response during emergencies in assisted living: expert
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 03, 2021
A proposed constitutional amendment on Tuesday’s ballot in Texas would allow assisted living and other long-term care residents the ability to designate an “essential caregiver” for in-person visitation,...
Change in background check process could slow hiring, senior living providers worry
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 13, 2021
Assisted living communities, nursing homes and home care providers in Minnesota will be required to return to a pre-pandemic background check process Oct. 20 despite concerns by provider advocacy groups...