Fire Department’s new permanent lift assist fee for calls to skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes is resonating with ...

El Cajon care facilities will soon face a $565 fee for lift-assist calls, as the city aims to reduce strain on resources and ...

Illinois lawmakers are again proposing a bill that would charge nursing home residents for non-emergency uses of lift assists.

A lift assist refers to the act of physically moving someone to a different position without the need for medical attention afterward. This proposal is similar to an ordinance that the Decatur ...

All lift assist requests following the third lift assist will be billed at a fee of $100 per assist. Nursing home, assisted living, long-term care facilities, and ambulance agencies will be billed ...