States need to step up elder abuse protections in assisted living, other settings: report
A new report is calling for increased state action to reduce and prevent elder abuse in assisted living communities and other settings.
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PA governor vetoes bill giving senior living and care organizations limited liability protections … Americans’ feelings of financial security remains at pre-pandemic levels: survey … Older adults with dementia often miss bill payments 6 years before diagnosis: study … Nashville, TN, senior living community plans $75M expansion … CareTrust REIT extends $15M mezzanine loan to Next Healthcare for 9-property Virginia SNF acquisition … ESI arranges $9.6M sale of Pennsylvania skilled nursing facility
Pennsylvania governor rejects measure containing limited liability protections
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed a bill giving senior living organizations limited liability protections on Monday. The legislation would undermine COVID-19 mitigation efforts and endanger public health, he announced.
Senior living operators wrestle with ‘holiday leave’ guidelines amid pandemic
As coronavirus cases continue to increase throughout the country, senior living communities and other long-term care settings, and organizations that represent them, are wrestling with the implications of “holiday leave” for residents eager to see loved ones and the toll another lockdown could have on older adults in their care.
States use varying approaches to address staffing shortages in senior living during pandemic
As COVID-19 cases spike across the country, states are taking varying approaches to help senior living providers deal with staffing shortages.
Assisted living employees to undergo twice weekly testing after spike in COVID-19 cases
All employees working in West Virginia assisted living communities and nursing homes will be required to undergo twice weekly COVID-19 testing under a new state executive order.
Public health order requires PCR testing for COVID at assisted living communities
Assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities in Colorado will be required to use polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for ongoing weekly surveillance testing of all staff members and residents who leave a facility, effective Nov. 20, according to an updated public health order issued by the state Department of Public Health and Environment.
Minnesota asks feds for help with staffing, supply shortages in senior living
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is asking the federal government for staffing and supply help for assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities, as well as hospitals, in the state that are struggling with shortages amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Road to assisted living quality: review of staff efforts, metrics
Assisted living is recognized as one of the fastest-growing components of the long-term care industry, with an increasing proportion of residents having diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, according to presenters at the Gerontological Society of America 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting Online. Little is known, however, about assisted living quality, due to a lack of measures, they said.
Nebraska seeks to provide $40 million to help assisted living, skilled nursing battle ‘invisible monster’ of COVID-19
Nebraska is looking to provide $40 million to help operators of assisted living communities and skilled nursing facilities with their coronavirus pandemic-related expenses.
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