California CCRC unlawfully tried to evict 96-year-old resident, state investigation finds
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 21, 2024
A California continuing care retirement community violated the conditions of a sales agreement when it attempted to evict a 96-year-old resident, according to the California Department of Social Services.
Assisted living employers cannot discriminate based on vaccination status, court rules
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 17, 2024
A Montana law prohibiting discrimination based on vaccination status now is in effect for assisted living communities and healthcare settings in the state after an appeals court reversed a lower court...
Business briefs, Oct. 17
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 17, 2024
Assisted living provider’s arbitration agreement deemed by court to be ‘one-sided,’ ‘unconscionable’ … Medline, Microsoft partner on supply chain resilience solutions … Lawmakers want 2 more...
More news for Wednesday, Oct. 16
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 16, 2024
Wisconsin election workers will begin helping senior living and care residents with voting … Wisconsin, Minnesota, Vermont ranked best states for senior well-being … Philip Esformes arrested on domestic...
Assisted living beds in Wisconsin triple since 2000, stressing operators, infrastructure
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 11, 2024
Providing enough assisted living units to accommodate a rapidly aging population is just one of the challenges facing Wisconsin. Staffing for those units is another.
‘Barely’ recovered from Helene, senior living providers in Florida brace for Milton
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Many senior living providers “barely” have recovered from the impact of Hurricane Helene, but Florida providers in the path of Hurricane Milton now are bracing for what the US National Hurricane Center...
Florida is latest state to require dementia training for law enforcement
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 09, 2024
Law enforcement and corrections officers in Florida now are required to undergo training on how to interact with people living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Another state bans employers’ ‘captive audience’ meetings
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Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Oct 02, 2024
California is the most recent state to ban so-called captive audience meetings, where employers might give speeches that discourage employees from joining unions or that promote that the company is anti-union...
30 assisted living communities reach settlement for allegedly not accommodating deaf residents
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2024
The operator of 30 assisted living communities in California will modify its policies, train staff members and pay $110,000 as part of a mediated settlement with the state’s Civil Rights Department for...
Heroes emerge as providers enter Hurricane Helene recovery mode
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 01, 2024
Heavy rains pelted the southeastern United States for several days after Hurricane Helene hit the Florida Gulf Coast. And although some areas experienced life-threatening conditions and flooding, senior...