What a week for New Jersey. It started with the pro football team that has its roots there winning the Super Bowl, and it’s going to end with a first-in-the-nation effort by the state’s assisted...
New Jersey to implement standardized forms for nursing home and hospital transfers
Oct 05, 2011
New Jersey will become the first state to require the use of a standardized form when a nursing home resident is transferred to a hospital, or when a resident is moved to a long-term care facility from...
Nursing home evacuations kept residents safe from Hurricane Irene
Aug 30, 2011
Mandatory nursing home evacuations helped states avert tragedy as Hurricane Irene made its way up the East Coast over the weekend, officials said.
Assisted living operator finds regulatory loopholes, newspaper reports
Dec 16, 2010
Assisted Living Concepts found a loophole in Iowa’s state law that lets care facilities avoid visits from state regulators by forfeiting licensure. Now it’s looking to do the same with its...
New Jersey Assembly passes protections for assisted living residents
Dec 01, 2010
New Jersey’s state Legislature recently passed a measure that would set up escrow accounts to protect assisted living residents in the event of a facility shutdown. These protections would support...