Historically, transmissible illnesses aren’t covered by workers’ compensation. But, like nearly all things, the pandemic has turned this regulation on its head. In an effort to protect businesses and their employees, many state legislatures have considered amending workers’ comp coverage. They’re looking for ways to extend it to certain employees who contract COVID-19 in the…
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The pandemic has dramatically altered daily life for people across the globe. That’s especially true for people who own or work at assisted living facilities. Because the risk of severe illness as a result of contracting COVID-19 increases with age, individuals who run these facilities have had to make quick strides to protect their residents.…
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In California, Health & Safety Code Sec. 1569.69 requires all staff for RCFEs to consent to updated and extended assisted living medication training necessities while helping the occupants with self-administering of the needed medication. Since almost all RCFE’s are required to administer medication to seniors living in your residential care facility, the new training…
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We’re at that point again where we start looking ahead on the reforms we should take for enhancing the quality of our residential care facilities for the elderly. A vital new bill as a major aspect of new RCFE laws in 2016 was implemented on January 1, subsequent to being signed as a law a…
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