A bill that senior living experts said overreaches the licensing scope of assisted living communities has passed the Connecticut Legislature and is on its way to the governor to be signed into law.
Residents, workers and visitors to Colorado’s roughly 750 assisted living communities, intermediate care facilities and group homes no longer have to wear masks — as long as they are fully vaccinated.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed legislation that ends most of his pandemic-related executive orders. Assembly Bill 5820 leaves several restrictions in place through the end of the year, including a moratorium on evictions and civil immunity for healthcare workers and facilities.
Legislation that would have provided $45 million over two years to assisted living communities in Maryland to cover the cost of COVID-19 testing for residents and staff members has been shut down by Gov. Larry Hogan (R).
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Part of Minnesota’s new assisted living licensure law is set to take effect this summer.
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Hawaii’s assisted living and other long-term care facilities are beating the odds — and national averages — by achieving an average 84% staff COVID-19 vaccination rate. Elsewhere, some providers have responded to low staff vaccination rates with mandates tied to employment, and others are using incentives.
Assisted living operators in Colorado may face increased fines and a requirement that all administrators be licensed if a state lawmaker has her way.
Assisted living communities and other long-term care facilities in Texas now must make public the number of residents in whom a communicable disease has been diagnosed after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill into law on Monday.
