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New law requires dementia-specific training for assisted living staff
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Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Colorado lawmakers recently passed legislation mandating dementia-specific training for professional caregivers in assisted living communities and some other long-term care settings.
Congress passes bill targeting financial exploitation of older adults
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Amy Novotney
Mar 15, 2022
The bipartisan Fraud and Scam Reduction Act will establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group to prevent scams that target seniors. The body will create educational materials and information on model...
Five Star, DispatchHealth launch clinical collaboration for senior living residents
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Amy Novotney
Dec 20, 2021
Five Star Senior Living independent living, assisted living and memory care residents will receive on-demand acute care via the operator’s collaboration with DispatchHealth, a provider of in-home medical...
COVID-19 pandemic has created a ‘civil rights crisis’ for many workers: EEOC
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on civil rights in the workplace at its first all-virtual Commission hearing.
Workers could get 12 weeks of paid leave under Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan
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Amy Novotney
Apr 29, 2021
Senior living and care operators soon could be required to provide workers with 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, thanks to President Joe Biden’s newly proposed American Families Plan.
Double-shifts, time sharing and tiers may be part of ‘creative’ approach needed to boost staff recruitment...
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Amy Novotney
Apr 28, 2021
To recruit new employees into senior care, the key approach is using creativity and offering flexibility, according to Bette McNee, RN, a senior clinical risk management consultant at Graham Company, one...
Parkinson: ‘Green shoots’ indicate occupancy is troughing, but pace of recovery still uncertain
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Amy Novotney
Apr 08, 2021
The stocks of senior living and skilled nursing-focused real estate investment trusts have outperformed expectations since the first COVID-19 vaccine announcement last November raised hopes of a quick...
West Virginia to begin offering COVID-19 vaccine to family and caregivers of assisted living residents...
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Amy Novotney
Mar 31, 2021
Beginning this week, West Virginia will offer COVID-19 vaccinations to family members and caregivers of residents and staff members at assisted living communities as part of its vaccine plan for the long-term...
Business briefs for Tuesday, March 23
Mar 23, 2021
House votes to avert Medicare cuts, but Senate battle looms … A Place for Mom launches new campaign to help caregivers find personalized care for their aging parents and relatives … One business is...