Los Angeles Times: Advocates Say Homeless Hotel Program Discriminates Against Disabled People, August 14, 2020 A program that has moved thousands of homeless people into hotel and “Advocates Say Homeless Hotel Program Discriminates Against Disabled People”
Category: Home & Community Based Services
Senior Moments Radio Show Featuring Justice in Aging Senior Staff Attorney Claire Ramsey
Senior Moments Radio Show: Justice in Aging Senior Staff Attorney discusses the relationship between the California budget and federal funding funding older adults. (August 13, “Senior Moments Radio Show Featuring Justice in Aging Senior Staff Attorney Claire Ramsey”
Letter to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Regarding Policy of Denying Project Roomkey Services to Individuals with Disabilities
In this letter, the Los Angeles Aging Advocacy Coalition notifies the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) that its policy and practice of denying access “Letter to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Regarding Policy of Denying Project Roomkey Services to Individuals with Disabilities”
Free Webinar: The California Final Budget and Older Adults: What Happened and What’s Next
A lot was at stake in this year’s California 2020-21 budget that the Governor signed on June 29th. Join us for a discussion of what “Free Webinar: The California Final Budget and Older Adults: What Happened and What’s Next”
Fact Sheet: What Older Adults Need From Congress
As Congress negotiates a fourth package of COVID-19 response bills, Justice in Aging is demanding that lawmakers include the following top priorities that are critical “Fact Sheet: What Older Adults Need From Congress”
No One Should Be Surprised That America Abandoned the Elderly to Die
New York Magazine Intelligencer, No One Should Be Surprised That America Abandoned the Elderly to Die, (July 9, 2020) In the U.S., seniors are often “No One Should Be Surprised That America Abandoned the Elderly to Die”
Free Webcast: Protecting Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services During COVID-19
During the COVID-19 crisis, it has become clear that the ability to receive services and care at home and in the community is critical to keeping “Free Webcast: Protecting Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services During COVID-19”
Free Webcast: Advocating Today and for the Future: Nursing Homes and Home and Community-Based Services in a COVID-19 World
The COVID-19 pandemic presents difficulties and great risk for older Americans and people with disabilities who rely on hands-on assistance from others. Since early March, “Free Webcast: Advocating Today and for the Future: Nursing Homes and Home and Community-Based Services in a COVID-19 World”
Fact Sheet: How the ACA is Helping Older Adults During COVID-19
COVID-19 is putting a spotlight on our nation’s healthcare system—exposing both the ways in which programs that serve older adults are essential and the gaps. “Fact Sheet: How the ACA is Helping Older Adults During COVID-19”
Some Nursing Homes Escaped COVID-19-Here’s What they Did Right
Wired: Some Nursing Homes Escaped COVID-19-Here’s What they Did Right (May 29, 2020) Cmiel’s staff stocked up on personal protective equipment and masks for workers “Some Nursing Homes Escaped COVID-19-Here’s What they Did Right”