Senior housing investors and operators can anticipate several changes that will affect the industry as a result of the 2020 U.S. elections. Democratic President-Elect Joe Biden has floated proposals including a major investment in home care, changes to real estate programs and policies, and pledges related to the caregiver workforce. The incoming administration also may […]
As negotiations to grant long-term care providers immunity from liability lawsuits stemming from the coronavirus pandemic continue on the federal level, law firm Seyfarth Shaw recently released a survey detailing liability immunity protections on the state level. The survey lists states that enacted immunity protections via executive action, states which are in the process of […]
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a $3 trillion package of Covid-19 relief measures, including a $200 billion fund to provide hazard pay for essential workers. “We are pleased to see a number of our priorities included in the bill’s provisions: among them, an additional $100 billion for the PHSSEF, a Heroes Fund […]
South Bend, Indiana Mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Monday released a detailed, 19-page proposal to make long-term care for seniors more affordable and accessible, and allow retirees to maintain their economic independence. The centerpiece of Buttigieg’s plan is a benefit program, “Long Term Care America,” that would provide eligible seniors — those […]
Minnesota senior living operators, elder care activists and state regulators announced a new framework last week intended to protect seniors from abuse and mistreatment in assisted living communities. The proposed legislation was passed by the Minnesota Legislature and is heading to the desk of Gov. Tim Walz, who is expected to sign the bill into […]
If passed, a local Council bill in Washington, D.C., would ban the 12 assisted living communities in the nation’s capitol from accepting residents who have been diagnosed with dementia or need hospice care. Specifically, one sentence in the bill would prohibit local assisted living communities from admitting any resident who “is or has ever been […]
By Jeremy S. Herman, CPA – Tax Partner with Plante Moran The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), passed just a few days before the close of 2017, is a significant piece of legislation and affects nearly everyone in the senior housing industry — no matter the size, specialty, market or corporate structure. As with […]
Minnesota, one of the least-regulated states for assisted living according to a consumer workgroup, may soon join other U.S. states in mandating that these communities are licensed. Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton, a member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party, on Tuesday announced a $15 million package of bipartisan legislation that would introduce new licensing requirements for assisted living […]
Minnesota may soon lose its status as one of the least-regulated states for assisted living, at least if a new consumer workgroup has its way. In 2017, the Minnesota Department of Health received 25,226 allegations of physical abuse, neglect, thefts and unexplained serious injuries within state-licensed homes for the elderly, and 97% of these claims […]
Following the deaths of 13 skilled nursing residents in Florida due to a power outage following Hurricane Irma, two Florida lawmakers have introduced legislation to prevent those types of deaths — while also using the bills as an opportunity to pursue a “granny cam” law. Rep. Katie Edwards (D-Plantation) and Sen. Gary Farmer (D-Fort Lauderdale) […]
