By Jeffrey Daitz and Jacqueline Voronov, Hall Booth Smith on behalf of Arthur J. Gallagher Insurance, Risk Management and Consulting company- an approved and preferred insurance provider of LeadingAge California Members Although cannabis remains a federally illegal substance, in many states across the country, including California, marijuana is legal for medical purposes and recreational use. Read More…
An Assembly Bill that would revise the criteria under which the California Department of Public Health (DPH) issues civil penalties is currently under final consideration by the California State Senate, where it is expected to pass and be sent to the Governor. AB 506 (Kalra, D-San Jose) would change the requirement that DPH has to Read More…
After enjoying consistent bipartisan support and without a “no” vote, the LeadingAge California sponsored bill that improves the nursing home administrator training and credentialing process and expands CNA career opportunities faced last minute opposition from the Department of Public Health. AB 1709 (Jones-Sawyer, D-Los Angeles) updates several areas of the examination and training requirements for Read More…
Arguably the most hotly contested bill in the Capitol this year, AB 5 (Gonzalez, D-San Diego) put the Legislature squarely in the center of the debate on an issue that insects with the California Supreme Court, the gig economy, labor unions and independent contractors. Meant to codify the Supreme Court’s “ABC test” as a result Read More…
by Dr. Robyn I. Stone During National Workforce Development Month, let’s all take definitive action to strengthen the LTSS workforce. Now that Labor Day has come and gone, we’re heading into a 30-day celebration of workers called National Workforce Development Month. Both of these annual celebrations give providers of aging services myriad opportunities to acknowledge Read More…
Check out LeadingAge California’s Career Center. Hundreds of jobs listed daily. Check out at careers.leadingageca.org. Listing highlights as of 9/11/19: CEO – Carmel Valley Manor Director of Finance – Santa Clara Methodist Retirement Foundation
LeadingAge California’s ambitious legislative agenda for affordable senior housing was a resounding success with all three measures being passed by the California Legislature. Below is a summary of each measure. AJR 15 (Bloom) – A resolution from the Legislature to Congress and the Trump Administration calling on them to fully fund the HUD 202 Program. Read More…
BY COLLEEN BLOOM Effective immediately, HUD providers of Section 202 Housing for the Elderly with Project Rental Assistance Contracts (202/PRACs) can now begin to leverage private capital to preserve their affordable housing over the long-term. On September 5, 2019, HUD released the long-anticipated implementing instructions for accessing new resources for the recapitalization of 202/PRAC properties. Read More…
On September 5th, the California Department of Housing and Community Development announced the departure of Director Ben Metcalf’s departure, effective the next day (September 6, 2019). Metcalf was formerly the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multifamily Housing with the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development and was with BRIDGE Housing Corporation prior to that. “Farewells Read More…
News broke late yesterday regarding the Director of the Department of Health Care Services, Jennifer Kent’s sudden resignation. Later, reports surfaced of the Director’s criticism of “anti-vaxers” as “flat-earthers.” Ms. Kent was appointed as Director of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) in January of 2015 and oversees a department staff of almost Read More…