New law toughens background checks, requirements for assisted living facility certificates
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 22, 2022
A new law in Arizona is meant to strengthen background checks for those applying for assisted living facility certificates or nursing care administrator licenses through the state’s Board of Nursing...
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Mar 31, 2021
Man appeals death sentence for Village Shalom, other murders … New York relaxes rules for visitation and communal activities in assisted living … iN2L, Saltbox TV launch streaming service for senior...
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....
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...
Bill calls for increase in community, worker fines for not reporting abuse
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 21, 2020
Senior living operators and employees would face increased fines for not reporting suspected abuse or exploitation of a resident by a staff member or another resident under a bill being considered by New...
Operators, workers should be protected from COVID-19 lawsuits, association says
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Lois A. Bowers
Apr 13, 2020
Assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities, and the people who work for them, should be “protected from liability” for treating anyone with COVID-19 during the current pandemic, the...
Provider groups dispute judge’s claim that senior living is unsafe during pandemic
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Lois A. Bowers
Mar 31, 2020
A provider organization in Texas is educating residents, families and the general public about the relative safety of senior living communities and nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic after a public...
Bill would strip assisted living operators of ability to sign death certificates
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Lois A. Bowers
Feb 11, 2020
Assisted living communities and nursing homes no longer would have the authority to sign resident death certificates under a bill introduced in the Georgia General Assembly. Instead, long-term care facilities...
Senators say ‘price gouging’ in assisted living makes long-term care insurance necessary
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Lois A. Bowers
Jan 27, 2020
The “excessive prices” of assisted living, nursing home and home care make long-term care insurance a necessity, according to two Connecticut senators who on Thursday identified making long-term care...
Official promises action against assisted living facilities not compliant with emergency power rule by...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 04, 2019
An assisted living operator in Florida is predicting the closure of several assisted living communities there if the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration moves forward with plans to penalize...