Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) are a lifeline for millions of older adults with disabilities. Yet, the program has been underfunded for decades, leaving “Fact Sheet: Why Older Adults Need Bold Investment in Medicaid HCBS”
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Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents
Older adults are at the center of California’s housing affordability and homelessness crisis. Many older Californians living on low, fixed incomes are being forced to “Fact Sheet: Older Adults in California Face Unaffordable Rents”
Better Care Better Jobs Act is the Bold Investment Older Adults Need to Age in Place
Washington, DC—Today, Congressional champions introduced the Better Care Better Jobs Act, which makes good on President Biden’s $400 billion commitment to Medicaid home- and community-based “Better Care Better Jobs Act is the Bold Investment Older Adults Need to Age in Place”
The SSI Restoration Act of 2021
The Supplementary Security Income (SSI) Restoration Act of 2021 has been introduced in both the House and the Senate. The bill would improve the lives “The SSI Restoration Act of 2021”
Free Webinar: How Aging and Legal Services Providers Can Better Serve AAPI Older Adults
Asian American and Pacific Islander older adults are a diverse community with many unique needs and specific issues. Unfortunately, the AAPI community has been met “Free Webinar: How Aging and Legal Services Providers Can Better Serve AAPI Older Adults”
Free Webinar: Defending Against “Bad Behavior” Evictions in Nursing Facilities
Nursing facilities will often attempt to evict residents due to alleged “behaviors.” With few exceptions, these evictions are improper. Most “behaviors” stem from Alzheimer’s Disease “Free Webinar: Defending Against “Bad Behavior” Evictions in Nursing Facilities”
Fact Sheet: Adding a Dental Beneft to Medicare Part B: What About Medicare Advantage or Medigap Plans?
Only half of all Medicare enrollees have seen a dentist in the last year because Medicare excludes coverage of routine preventative and restorative oral health “Fact Sheet: Adding a Dental Beneft to Medicare Part B: What About Medicare Advantage or Medigap Plans?”
Civil Rights Groups Secure Federal Approval of Revised Crisis Standards of Care in Arizona
Phoenix, AZ—Today Arizona and national civil rights groups, in close collaboration with the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) and the U.S. Department of Health “Civil Rights Groups Secure Federal Approval of Revised Crisis Standards of Care in Arizona”
Justice in Aging’s Response to the May Revision 2021-22 Budget
On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom released his May Revision 2021-22 budget proposal. The proposal builds upon and significantly expands the investments in aging and “Justice in Aging’s Response to the May Revision 2021-22 Budget”
2021 Budget Proposals Related to the Master Plan for Aging
In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging “2021 Budget Proposals Related to the Master Plan for Aging”