Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes (Credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images) In a bid to remove a “veil of arbitration secrecy,” one state attorney general…
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(Credit: Toa55 / Getty Images) Following “significant” public conversation about memory care in assisted living, the Alzheimer’s Association Desert Southwest Chapter is soliciting feedback —…
Almost half of the states, along with 40 local jurisdictions, are set to ring in 2024 with increases to minimum wage, according to Polsinelli law…
New York has become the latest state to adopt legislation establishing a bill of rights for LGBTQ+ residents of long-term care facilities. Source: McKnights Seniorliving
If provider punishments in Maine ramp up in the near future, operators won’t need to look far for the catalyst. Source: McKnights Seniorliving
As the state of New Hampshire embarks on a gap analysis of its home- and community-based services system, one senior living organization leader is cautioning…
Assisted living communities will face stricter regulations and heftier fines for serious abuse or neglect of residents after Colorado health officials last week adopted rules…
State lawmakers in Pennsylvania have promised to advance a package of bills that would address workforce challenges among senior living and other long-term care providers…
A study underscoring the need to continue to protect older adults from COVID-19 comes as one state appears close to banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates by…
California managed care plans are partnering with providers to improve access to assisted living, but advocates say that some challenges exist. Source: McKnights Seniorliving
Starting next year, residential care facilities for the elderly in California will be able to join other community care facility settings in accessing tax-exempt funding…
Meanwhile, the sale of marijuana is still illegal on a federal level Source: McKnights Seniorliving
Revisions to dozens of rules for state home- and community-based waivers, including the assisted living waiver, are earning support from Ohio’s senior living advocates. Source:…
A bill that would have increased California’s goal for development of affordable senior housing has been struck down by the governor. Source: McKnights Seniorliving
The minimum wage for nursing homes, assisted living and other healthcare workers in California will increase to $25 due to legislation signed into law Friday…
The Massachusetts Assisted Living Facilities Association is advocating expanding the availability of the state’s Silver Alert program to every community that has at least one…
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin has vetoed a bill that would have required that residents of assisted living communities be provided with educational information about influenza. The…