Arizona senior living provider groups are challenging the need for the training and staffing requirements contained in regulations establishing the state’s first-ever dementia care standards…
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Provider groups worry about timeline to implement new memory care certification requirements
Senior living industry advocates in Washington state are embracing new certification requirements for assisted living communities that provide memory care services, but they remain concerned…
Dementia bills covering testing, training, support passed by state legislatures
Several states wrapped up their legislative sessions by approving legislation that affects individuals living with dementia and their families, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Testing…
Bill would continue Alzheimer’s awareness campaign, but senior living says it should be just a start
Arizona lawmakers are considering a bill that would fund a media campaign expanding awareness of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Senior living experts, however, say…
Fate of $3 billion dementia research institute lies in hands of Texas voters
Texas lawmakers passed a bill creating a research institute focused on brain disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. Now, taxpayers are about to be…
Dementia care standards, tort reform, Medicaid funding among areas state lawmakers are targeting
State legislators have been busy considering legislation affecting assisted living operators around the country, including bills addressing dementia care standards, torte reform and Medicaid funding.…
States tackle variety of senior living-related issues in proposed legislation
Several state legislatures are considering proposals that address everything from dementia research and education to wheelchair repair monopolies to cameras in senior living resident rooms.…
Proposed bill would update assisted living regulations to better reflect dementia care progress, provider group says
A proposed bill would update assessment tool language in Illinois assisted living regulations that better reflect recent advancements in dementia care, according to state senior…
Advocates welcome report that finds state ‘ill-equipped’ to serve those with dementia via long-term care
Advocates for senior living providers in Pennsylvania are welcoming a new report that finds that the state “is ill-equipped to address the needs of individuals…
More news for Monday, Dec. 16
Alzheimer’s Association touts caregiver recommendations to Senate committee … Senate advances Older Americans Act reauthorization bill … Access portal to LTSS, Medicaid programs shut down…
More news for Tuesday, Dec. 3
Senior living community that was in danger of losing license to remain open under new name, ownership … In ‘exceedingly rare move,’ Oregon seeks to…
More news for Monday, Dec. 2
Senior living coalition presses Senate to pass veterans bill providing access to assisted living … Long-term exposure to wildfire tied to higher odds of dementia…
California notes progress in Alzheimer’s support plans, looks toward dementia-capable continuum of care
Guided by the Alzheimer’s Disease Prevention and Preparedness Task Force, California has taken “significant” action and made progress over the past five years to support…
States make million dollar moves to support dementia care personnel, programming
A new law in Pennsylvania devotes $1.9 million to establishing the state’s first Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Related Disorders division in the state Department of Aging.…
Florida is latest state to require dementia training for law enforcement
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…
New laws in California aim to reform service delivery to those living with dementia
New laws in California govern the safety, care and accountability of providers who deliver services to people living with Alzheimer’s disease or another form of…
More news for Wednesday, July 31
Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution … Digital elder abuse intervention provides early detection of abuse in older adults…
Enacted bill shows that dementia resources are ‘high priority,’ industry advocate says
A long-term care provider advocate in South Carolina says that recently passed legislation “makes it clear that improving resources and access to care for those…
State budget has ‘positive steps’ but does not do enough for providers, residents, groups say
Senior living industry advocates in Pennsylvania say they are encouraged by steps to support older adults evident in the recently passed state budget, but they…
State dementia oversight efforts must include representatives from entire long-term care continuum, experts say
The potential creation of a permanent state division and advisory committee dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders has won praise from Pennsylvania’s senior living…