Private equity bill awaiting governor’s signature could go into effect Jan. 1
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Sep 10, 2024
A bill requiring private equity firms and hedge fund organizations in California to give prior notice of acquisitions or changes in control to the state’s attorney general could go into effect Jan. 1...
Assisted living oversight, certification strengthened by bill
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 06, 2024
Under a wide-ranging reform bill, assisted living communities in Massachusetts would offer basic health services and face additional oversight, which one senior living provider said will ensure high quality...
$5 million grant a ‘boost in the arm’ for geriatric workforce training program
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 30, 2024
Delaware State University’s Geriatric Workforce Education Program has received a $5 million grant from the federal government that will be spread out over five years.
Enacted bill shows that dementia resources are ‘high priority,’ industry advocate says
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 23, 2024
A long-term care provider advocate in South Carolina says that recently passed legislation “makes it clear that improving resources and access to care for those with Alzheimer’s disease is a high priority”...
State budget has ‘positive steps’ but does not do enough for providers, residents, groups say
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Lois A. Bowers
Jul 22, 2024
Senior living industry advocates in Pennsylvania say they are encouraged by steps to support older adults evident in the recently passed state budget, but they say much more needs to be done to support...
Companies not protected from data breach lawsuits after governor vetoes bill
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 01, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) last week vetoed legislation that would have made companies immune from data breach lawsuits in certain instances.
New Jersey announces blueprint, $5.5 million in grants to promote age-friendly practices
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 03, 2024
New Jersey has released a blueprint in an effort to advance the state along an age-friendly path, and it has announced a $5.5 million grant program to help communities promote age-friendly practices.
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...
Grant program to allow ‘significant’ investment in innovative technology in assisted living
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 18, 2024
Assisted living communities and nursing homes in South Dakota now can apply for $2 million in grants from the state Department of Human Services to buy technology equipment “to improve the quality of...
2 new laws strengthen reporting, investigation of older adult financial exploitation
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Apr 09, 2024
A new law encouraging financial institutions to do more to prevent and report financial exploitation of older adults was prompted by a family’s discovery that their loved one lost more than $3 million...