State says lack of water, medications led to assisted living resident death … Medication tampering allegations launch investigation of CA assisted living provider … Senior living residents push city...
148 assisted living workers will share in $5.5 million wage theft settlement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 21, 2023
Almost 150 senior living caregivers in California will share in a $5.5 million settlement, the state’s largest judgment in a residential care facility wage theft case.
Senior living construction challenges continue post-pandemic: NIC
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
A combination of challenges have prolonged timelines for senior living projects since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and those delays will become even more problematic as the senior living industry...
Proposal would change COVID-19 reporting for assisted living providers
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Assisted living communities and other congregate living settings would change how they report COVID-19 cases under a proposal by the Alabama Department of Public Health.
State compliance status could affect assisted living providers that provide HCBS
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Assisted living operators that provide home- and community-based services to residents who are Medicaid beneficiaries could be affected as states continue to come into compliance with the provisions of...
More news for Wednesday, Dec. 20
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 20, 2023
Senators ask IRS about effects of 2017 tax law overhaul on older adult fraud victims … Owner, administrator of assisted living community indicted on neglect charges … State shuts down unlicensed assisted...
State tries to remove ‘veil of arbitration secrecy’ in memory care elder abuse case
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit alleging elder abuse at a memory care facility.
Proposed bill addresses parallel senior living, child care workforce shortages through intergenerational...
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
Legislation targeting the twin senior and child care workforce shortages was introduced Friday to address the epidemic of loneliness by fostering intergenerational connections.
Building a better senior living model
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
How is research helping to define the future of senior living? Lisa McCracken, the new head of research and analytics for the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care, recently spent a few...
State rule change goes back to intent of original staffing bill, advocates say
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 19, 2023
A proposed rule change in response to the inclusion of “stringent language” inserted into a bill governing staffing levels in Georgia’s senior living facilities goes back to the intention of the...