Governor Kathy Hochul signed a package of legislation to help long-term care facilities and provide assistance to the long-term care system. Legislation (S.1783-A/A.6057-A) directs the…
With the growing number of COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant, and consistent with current understanding of the disease trajectory, CDC is releasing updated guidance…
Nursing homes and assisted living facilities in New Jersey must remain open to visitors during the holiday season under state and federal policies that were…
The US Attorney’s Office and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights reached an agreement today with The Oaks, a…
The Occupational Safety and Health Act authorizes the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue subpoenas to request necessary documents as…
Single-use containers and packing peanuts made of polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, will be banned in New York starting Jan. 1.
The Justice Department today filed a lawsuit against Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center PC (BDP), an optometry and ophthalmology medical provider, for discriminating against patients…
“OSHA is gratified the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit dissolved the Fifth Circuit’s stay of the Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard.…
An Idaho assisted living facility in Hailey is facing enforcement actions from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare following a series of reports that…
Legislation sponsored by Sen. Kim LaSata that would require long-term care facilities to permit the state’s Long Term Care Ombudsman to enter their premises for…