People with serious mental illness are more likely to be admitted to nursing homes and to have their stays converted from short-term to long-term, even…
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A post-pandemic analysis of New Jersey’s long-term care industry, including assisted living, created an “aspirational vision” of what the industry could be, but the state’s…
The public health response to COVID-19 in assisted living communities in New York highlights the need to identify those communities at highest risk of infectious…
Foreign-born workers account for 27% of the nation’s direct care workforce, but many states maintain strict, English-only testing and training requirements that can prevent some…
Although North Carolina’s assisted living communities don’t employ large numbers of nurses, industry leaders noted that findings and recommendations from a state task force on…
Nebraska is “unnecessarily” segregating people who have serious mental illness in assisted living communities and day programs, violating federal disability laws, according to the Justice…
As the nation’s population of older adults increases the demand for senior living and other forms of long-term care, states are stepping up to provide…
The Minnesota state partner of LeadingAge and Argentum and the state affiliate of the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living have collaborated on…
A bill that would allow families to install electronic surveillance cameras in resident rooms in assisted living communities is moving through the Rhode Island Legislature.…
Maryland soon will join five other states and the Washington, DC, in requiring employers to disclose salary or wage ranges upfront in job listings. Maryland’s…
First responders in Virginia now will be required to undergo training to improve their professional interactions with people living with dementia, as well as their…
NIC notes 4 takeaways from first-quarter fundamentals …… Tennessee creates coordinated response to Alzheimer’s disease … Arizona assisted living community turns over control to third…
Senate bill counts hospital ‘observation’ days toward time needed for skilled nursing coverage … This state is inching closer to universal sick leave … Senate,…
New York is set to become the first state to require employers to provide 20 hours of additional paid time off for pregnant workers for…
(Credit: courtneyk / Getty Images) An Oregon senior living community and the state agency that oversees long-term care facilities were hit with a $41 million…
(Credit: Ridofranz / Getty Images) Assisted living communities and nursing homes in South Dakota now can apply for $2 million in grants from the state…
The Wisconsin State Capitol, in Madison, Wisconsin (Credit: Ali Majdfar / Getty Images) Senior living providers in Wisconsin are asking lawmakers to act on a…
(Credit: gece33 / Getty Images) An almost $1 billion shortfall in Indiana’s Medicaid program is fueling the implementation of a waitlist for the state’s home-…
(Credit: zimmytws / Getty Images) A new state law requiring legislative approval of Medicaid waivers could have unintended consequences for Idaho’s assisted living providers, according…
(Credit: Taya Gokita / EyeEm / Getty Images) Individuals certifying Ohio assisted living communities should receive additional training to clarify confusion over “particularly challenging areas”…