The Louisiana Legislature's latest special session has teetered between sluggish, combative and deadlock since it started Feb. 19.

A rule that would require nursing homes to have backup power like generators after Hurricane Irma is moving forward, but similar requirements for assisted living facilities have stalled over their potential cost.

This article originally appeared in the Alabama Political Report by Brandon Moseley.

ATLANTA | Teaming up with consumer expert Clark Howard,‎ Sen. David Shafer (R – Duluth) won passage today of Senate Bill 376 allowing Georgia consumers to freeze their credit files without paying fees. The vote was 51 to 0.

The Louisiana House appeared to teeter on the edge of meltdown as the fourth day of the special session began with a rejection of a series of Republican-priority proposals tied to the pricey Medicaid health care program.

Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the 2018 Elder Fraud Sweep Press Conference

As physician assistants, they are highly trained extra sets of hands, extending the reach of physicians.

More thorough background checks would be required of all Georgia assisted living community owners, workers with direct access to residents and applicants for jobs with duties that would put them in direct contact with residents under a bill now being considered by the state senate.

The best way to keep them safe is to keep them away from the germs that pass the virus completely.

Memory care will be the biggest growth area in senior living and long-term care in 2018, predict executives participating in Lancaster Pollard's “2018 Seniors Housing and Care Survey,” the results of which were released Tuesday.