Long-term care community design affects COVID-19 infection control: study
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Amy Novotney
Feb 03, 2022
Resident COVID-19 infection rates were significantly higher in single-site long-term care facilities with stand-alone buildings than in facilities with smaller, detached buildings, according to a new meta-analysis.
Retiree relocations drop dramatically; TN top destination among those who move
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Amy Novotney
Nov 30, 2021
More than 3 million Americans retired earlier than planned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to recent research. As a result, you’d expect the number of retirees relocating for retirement...
Judge rejects sick leave and emergency family leave restrictions
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Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2020
A federal judge has struck down the Department of Labor’s restrictions on which workers can access a temporary federal paid leave program, according to court documents released Monday.
Assisted and independent living hit new occupancy lows: NIC
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Amy Novotney
Dec 18, 2020
The stabilized occupancy rate for majority assisted living properties fell again in November, dropping 0.1 percentage point to 80.6%, according to the latest intra-quarterly snapshot report from the National...
OSHA long-term care COVID inspections this year surpass number for all of 2021
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Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
Even without a federal COVID-19 healthcare rule to enforce, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has inspected more assisted living communities and nursing homes...
Lawmakers in several states propose bills to ban employers from mandating COVID-19 vaccines
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Amy Novotney
Mar 10, 2021
Although only a handful of long-term care operators have gone the route of requiring employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, some state legislators are working to pre-empt those mandates, according to a Washington...
New measure aims to better protect senior living residents from waterborne illnesses
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Amy Novotney
Jun 14, 2022
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed into law legislation aimed at protecting senior living residents in the state from waterborne illnesses. The measure, signed May 27 and going into effect immediately,...
Senior living community fined for not paying overtime to salaried employee
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Amy Novotney
Jun 13, 2022
A senior living community serving more than 900 residents will pay almost $7,000 in back wages after denying a salaried worker overtime wages, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division announced...
Proposed legislation seeks to provide path to citizenship for immigrant workers in home-and-community-based...
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Amy Novotney
May 06, 2021
Undocumented immigrants working as essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities and those working in home- and community-based services, would be eligible for a path for citizenship...
Proposed legislation seeks to provide path to citizenship for immigrant workers in home-and-community-based...
By
Amy Novotney
May 05, 2021
Undocumented immigrants working as essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities and those working in home- and community-based services, would be eligible for a path for citizenship...