New assisted living regulations must not negatively affect care, industry advocates say
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 16, 2020
Senior living provider advocates in Georgia say they will be watching regulatory and legislative responses to a recent Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation of the industry in Georgia to try to ensure...
Senior living CEO named director of Oklahoma’s largest state agency
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 07, 2019
Justin Brown, CEO of Choice Capital Partners, the ownership entity for Villagio Senior Living, has been named director of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, which has approximately 7,000 employees...
Government oversteps authority in proposed rule that would increase costs, liabilities for assisted living...
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 07, 2018
A proposed rule that the Florida Department of Elder Affairs says addresses safety and quality issues in Sunshine State assisted living communities is being challenged by two associations representing...
Assisted living communities in more danger of closing than nursing homes
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 09, 2022
Almost 20% (19.5%) of assisted living providers in Minnesota responding to a recent poll said they may be forced to close or sell facilities due to “dire financial conditions.”
Bill calls for increase in community, worker fines for not reporting abuse
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 21, 2020
Senior living operators and employees would face increased fines for not reporting suspected abuse or exploitation of a resident by a staff member or another resident under a bill being considered by New...
Newspaper series critical of assisted living ‘paints inaccurate picture,’ industry group says
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 26, 2019
Assisted living community and personal care home operators in Georgia are defending the industry as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution begins publishing a new investigative series that the newspaper’s...
Legislation ‘strikes important balance’ in overhaul of CCRC contracts, provider groups say
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 06, 2019
Florida law regarding continuing care retirement community contracts is poised to change after the Friday passage of HB 1033 by the state legislature. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk, where...
New law requires disclosures of relationships between assisted living communities, referral agents
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 18, 2018
New disclosures about relationships and fee arrangements between assisted living communities and referral agencies must be made to prospective residents or their representatives under a new law in Arizona.
Another state considers regulating cameras in assisted living resident rooms
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 19, 2019
Two Ohio lawmakers have announced legislation that would permit residents of assisted living communities and nursing homes, or their families, to set up video cameras in their rooms. The goal, the legislators...
New law requires central, locked storage of guns at assisted living communities
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 21, 2019
California assisted living communities that allow guns on their premises will be required to centrally store the guns, unloaded, in a locked gun safe under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).