Assisted Living Regulations Changed in 29 States In Last Year

More than half of all U.S. states — 29, to be exact — tweaked regulations, statutes and policies for assisted living providers between June 2017 and June 2018, according to the 2018 edition of the “Assisted Living State Regulatory Review” from the National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL). The most common changes to state regulations […]

Movers & Shakers: AHCA/NCAL, Watercrest Senior Living

AHCA/NCAL Elects New Board of Governors, Directors The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) has recently elected AHCA’s board of governors and NCAL’s board of directors for the 2017/2018 term at its annual convention in Las Vegas. Among the new officers, both boards selected new chairs for the coming year: […]

Movers and Shakers: OnShift, Maplewood Senior Living

OnShift’s Peter Corless Begins Second Term on AHCA Governing Board Peter Corless, executive vice president of enterprise development at OnShift, has been re-elected as the associate business member (ABM) president for the American Health Care Association (AHCA). OnShift is a Cleveland-based software development firm that specializes in the post-acute care and senior living industries. Corless […]

States Set Tougher Assisted Living Penalties, Oversight

Beefed-up monetary penalties and oversight requirements were among the most common regulatory changes to hit assisted living in 2017. That’s according to the 2017 edition of the Assisted Living State Regulatory Review, an annual report issued by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), a Washington, D.C.-based organization that represents senior […]

Staffing, Memory Care Dominate New Assisted Living Regulations

Assisted living regulations have shifted in focus in the last three years, with states now focused on staffing and training requirements rather than disclosure and reporting. The 2016 regulations are seen in the latest edition of the Assisted Living State Regulatory Review, issued by the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) . The […]

Movers & Shakers: LeadingAge’s New Board Chair

Kathryn Roberts Begins 2016 as LeadingAge Board Chair Kathryn Roberts, president and CEO of Ecumen, has taken over in the lead role of LeadingAge’s board of directors. She has served as a board member for eight years and succeed Dave Gehm, president and CEO of WellSpring Lutheran Services, who served a board chair for two […]

Movers & Shakers: Premier Senior Living’s New Directors

Pinnacle Chairman Appointed to Long-Term Care Board Rob McCabe, Pinnacle Financial Partner’s co-founder and chairman, has been appointed to the board of Diversicare Healthcare Services, a long-term care provider located in Brentwood. Pinnacle Financial Partners is a Nashville-based financial firm with $6 billion in assets. McCabe will serve as a member of the board’s audit […]

Providers Blast Changes to Nursing Home Quality Ratings

A huge number of skilled nursing facilities will have their reputations unfairly jeopardized and consumers likely will be confused by new changes in the government’s quality rating system for nursing homes, provider associations argued today after the controversial reforms officially were announced. Since 2008, the federal government has rated SNF quality using a five-star system, […]