DOJ: People with serious mental illness unnecessarily segregated in assisted living communities
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 16, 2024
Nebraska is “unnecessarily” segregating people who have serious mental illness in assisted living communities and day programs, violating federal disability laws, according to the Justice Department.
Identifying highest-risk assisted living communities key to tackling next outbreak: report
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
May 22, 2024
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious disease outbreaks to provide necessary...
Proposed licensure changes would increase costs for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 04, 2024
New Jersey’s proposed switch from one set of licensure standards for assisted living communities and personal care homes to another may or may not bode well for providers, but one thing is certain —...
State’s regulators under fire for not imposing ‘meaningful’ punishment on operators
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 04, 2023
If provider punishments in Maine ramp up in the near future, operators won’t need to look far for the catalyst.
Bills would make WA LTC insurance program benefits portable to other states
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 08, 2024
Workers in Washington state soon may be able to bring their state long-term care benefit with them if they move out of the state.
State updates assisted living rules; operators no longer automatically can turn away wheelchair users
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 02, 2023
New York assisted living operators no longer automatically can turn away prospective residents who use wheelchairs, according to the state health department.
Settlement removes ‘secrecy clauses’ from assisted living operator’s arbitration agreements, and...
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 05, 2024
A settlement that ends a senior living community’s arbitration agreement “secrecy clauses” is being called a “big win” by Arizona’s top attorney, who said she will move to strike down such...
Law places ‘unprecedented restrictions’ on ownership agreements: provider groups
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Nov 23, 2022
A new law is touting job protections for New Jersey healthcare workers when facility ownership changes hands. But state long-term care organizations say the “unprecedented restrictions” contained in...
New bill raises bar in medical negligence suits against assisted living providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 11, 2023
A new bill introduced in the Florida Legislature would raise the bar in medical negligence lawsuits against assisted living and other long-term care providers following the death of a resident.
State proposal would bring Medicaid reimbursement to assisted living
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 22, 2022
Older adults in Pennsylvania who no longer can afford their assisted living community but who don’t require skilled nursing care may get a lifeline to age in place under a new proposal.