NHI, Welltower work toward settlement regarding Holiday Retirement properties … Proclamation lifts some restrictions for Washington state assisted living communities … State drops case against nurse...
More news for Monday, March 29
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 29, 2021
Vaccinated senior living residents in Massachusetts now can host vaccinated guests in rooms, with masks … Florida lawmakers consider establishing stockpiles of PPE to sell during emergencies …...
More news for Thursday, March 25
Mar 25, 2021
Michigan Supreme Court to hear arguments related to death of independent living resident who wandered into cold … Acts Retirement–Life Communities partners with Wilmington University for employee...
Marketing campaign aims to share benefits of senior living in COVID-19 era
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 10, 2020
A new marketing campaign is bringing together unaffiliated senior living communities and sponsors to communicate the benefits of senior living to prospective residents and their families in the era of...
Providers concerned about meeting direct care worker wage increase requirements
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 22, 2022
A planned $15 hourly minimum wage requirement for home- and community-based service workers set to take effect Oct. 1 in Florida has some senior living providers concerned about how they will cover the...
$1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program targets employee retention
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 08, 2022
After announcing a $1.2 billion healthcare worker bonus program in early August, New York state has updated its program guidance and extended the grace period for submitting claims during the first vesting...
Assisted living operators eligible for $10 million in COVID relief funds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2022
After being left out of multiple rounds of COVID-19 relief funding and “jealously” watching their skilled nursing counterparts have expenses reimbursed, Missouri’s assisted living and residential...
Assisted living caregivers in line for payments from $1.2 million relief program
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 25, 2022
Assisted living direct care workers are among those eligible to receive hardship payments from a $1.2 million caregiver relief program in New Jersey.
Court ruling provides cautionary tale regarding duties of independent living operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 21, 2022
A Michigan Supreme Court ruling has called into question whether independent living residents are truly “independent” and what responsibilities operators hold beyond the traditional landlord-tenant...
Long-term care in the mix as states respond to Supreme Court’s gun control decision
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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...