The Dementia Care Workgroup met today to discuss how to improve the Residential Care Facility for the Elderly Title 22 Regulations to reflect the realities of today’s assisted living resident. The workgroup has met several times over the last year and half to produce workable regulations to clarify when a resident with dementia is suitable Read More…
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LeadingAge CA Sponsored Housing Bills Approved Unanimously by Housing Committee
SB 611 (Caballero, D-Salinas) and SB 623 (Jackson, D-Santa Barbara) Approved on 11-0 Vote The LeadingAge California sponsored bill, SB 611, was heard in the Senate Housing Committee on May 22, 2019. LeadingAge California Member Geoffrey Morgan, President & CEO of First Community Housing testified in support of the bill. He was joined by Pamela Read More…
LeadingAge CA Sponsored Nursing Home Staffing Bill Passes Unanimously
AB 1709 (Jones-Sawyer), the LeadingAge California sponsored bill to improve nursing homes’ ability to attract and train new staff was heard in its first policy committee hearing yesterday. The bill passed unanimously in the Assembly Health Committee (15-0) and was amended by the committee to narrow the bill’s focus to: require that the CNA and Read More…
CDPH Releases AFL on Measles
The California Department of Public Health has released AFL 19-17 entitled “Recommendations for Measles Case Identification, Measles Infection Control, and Measles Case and Contact Investigations.” The AFL informs facilities of the increase of reported measles cases in California and provides recommendations and resources to assist with measles case identification, infection control, and case and contact Read More…
Deadline Extended – Nominations Due for RWJF Award for Health Equity
UPDATE 5/30/19: The deadline for submission has been extended to June 14, 2019. Nominate an individual or team of 2 individuals who have helped your organization develop an initiative designed to enhance health equity for older adults. Has your organization developed an initiative designed to enhance health equity for older adults in your community? LeadingAge Read More…
Webinar on Hazardous Medication on May 15th
LeadingAge is hosting a webinar on May 15th 11:00 AM to 12 Noon (Pacific Time) which details how EPA regulations and USP800 guidelines will affect the handling of hazardous medications from receipt to destruction in long-term care settings. The goals of the updated EPA regulations and USP800 guideline recommendations are to promote patient and personnel Read More…
Free Webinar: “Converting Financial Stress into Financial Wellness for Caregivers”
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2019 Time: 1:00 p.m. ET Learn about how Aging Service providers are tackling key challenges and engaging their workforce through financial wellness solutions. Join us as we discuss ways some LeadingAge members are addressing pressing workforce issues and improving the work culture at their businesses in areas such as: Industry Attractiveness and Recruitment Read More…
Leadership Changes at Channing House
Mel Matsumoto announced his retirement as Executive Director & CEO of Channing House, effective April 30, 2019, and Board Chair Helene Butler announced that the Board of Trustees has named Rhonda Bekkedahl, currently serving as Channing House’s Chief Operating Officer, to succeed him as CEO on May 1. Mr. Matsumoto had held the position since Read More…
Onerous RCFE Land Use Bill Delayed for the Year
UPDATED 4/25/19: Assemblymember Marc Levin (D-Marin County) introduced AB 1777, a bill which would require RCFEs to disclose compliance history with local government bodies, including city councils and boards of supervisors for the purposes of obtaining a land use permit. LeadingAge California opposes this measure because it upends the long standing division of responsibilities between Read More…
HUD Publishes Opportunity Zone Implementation Plan
By Colleen Bloom, Director of Housing Operations, LeadingAge Below is a press release from HUD concerning implementation plans for development funding for low-income housing in certain areas referred to as “Opportunity Zones” (OZs), announcing as well plans for a new OpportunityZones.gov website and a new series of listening sessions (details not yet available). In a Read More…