Significant assisted living regulation changes bring challenges for providers, more options for residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 30, 2024
Significant new regulations for assisted living that just began rolling out this summer have created significant challenges for providers in Kentucky, but the end result will be more options for residents...
Increasing accountability, improving regulation standards focus of Delaware bill package
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2024
New laws in Delaware aim to increase accountability and improve regulatory standards in assisted living communities and nursing homes.
More news for Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 07, 2024
American Healthcare REIT ‘off to a great start’ as publicly listed company … Life plan community first to achieve Purple Flag for Dementia Care reaccreditation … Capstone project outlines challenges,...
More news for Wednesday, July 31
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 31, 2024
Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution … Digital elder abuse intervention provides early detection of abuse in older adults living with dementia … RISE Project...
New laws prioritize support for residents living with dementia
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 25, 2024
Several states are moving forward with laws and initiatives to support people with dementia and their caregivers.
New laws increase public awareness, funding for dementia initiatives
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 09, 2024
Increasing public awareness of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, along with increasing services for people with diagnoses and their caregivers, are front and center in recent state initiatives...
State dementia oversight efforts must include representatives from entire long-term care continuum, experts...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 10, 2024
The potential creation of a permanent state division and advisory committee dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders has won praise from Pennsylvania’s senior living industry advocates,...
Legislation supports development of dementia strategic plan, training
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 19, 2021
One bill under consideration in the Indiana Legislature would require the state to develop a dementia strategic plan, and another outlines training for first responders who encounter people with Alzheimer’s...
Package of bills targets memory care services, staffing agency regulation
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 06, 2023
Delaware lawmakers took the recommendations from a recently released long-term care task force report to heart in introducing a package of bills that target dementia care and temporary staffing agency...
Dementia training for first responders required by new Virginia law
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 29, 2024
First responders in Virginia now will be required to undergo training to improve their professional interactions with people living with dementia, as well as their caregivers.