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California implemented several significant changes in its Medi-Cal program that impacted low-income older adults and people with disabilities. These changes include those that are part of California’s five-year initiative, California…
Justice in Aging has updated its essential guide, 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them. The revised guide includes focused information on how to fight evictions, updated eligibility…
Justice in Aging has updated its essential guide, 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them. The revised guide includes, among other things, COVID-19 specific information, 2021 Medicare eligibility…
The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program is a Medi-Cal program in California that pays for in-home care for people with disabilities, including children, adults, and seniors. The purpose of this…
Learn to spot and resolve the most common problems The 25 problems identified in this guide are common across the country and in all types of nursing homes. Even supposedly…
States require managed care plans who serve Medicaid enrollees to establish and maintain an internal grievance and appeal and fair hearing system. As states begin to incorporate new federal regulations…
New Advocacy Guide: Oral Health for Older Adults in California Oral health affects overall health – this is particularly true for older adults. Yet, access to oral health treatment is…
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)—a need-based program administered by the Social Security Administration – provides a very basic income to over 8.2 million people, including 2.2 million seniors age 65+. As…
The Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI)—including California’s dual eligible demonstration project Cal MediConnect—is well underway in all seven CCI counties including Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Mateo,…
California is the largest of nine states currently participating in a financial alignment demonstration that allows states to enroll dually eligible individuals into integrated health plans responsible for delivering both…
The opportunity to live with dignity, regardless of financial circumstances—free from the worry, harm, and injustice caused by lack of health care, food, or a safe place to sleep. By using the power of law to strengthen the social safety net, and remove the barriers low-income seniors face in trying to access the services they need, we work to ensure the future we all envision for our loved ones and ourselves.
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