A new Justice in Aging primer: Medicaid Home- and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities provides an overview of Medicaid HCBS, the institutional bias, “Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services for Older Adults with Disabilities: A Primer”
Category: Home & Community Based Services
Another COVID-19 Challenge: Vaccinating the Homebound
AARP: Another COVID-19 Challenge: Vaccinating the Homebound (March 4, 2021) Among the many challenges in getting COVID-19 vaccines into as many arms as possible, one “Another COVID-19 Challenge: Vaccinating the Homebound”
What Seniors Need to Know About the December Stimulus Package
Forbes: What Seniors Need to Know About the December Stimulus Package (December 29, 2020) The coronavirus relief package was included as a part of a $1.4 “What Seniors Need to Know About the December Stimulus Package”
Justice in Aging’s Priorities for a New Administration to Advance Equity and Meet the Needs of Low-Income Older Adults
Health Care, HCBS, Economic Security, and Housing Justice in Aging’s Priorities for a New Administration to Advance Equity and Meet the Needs of Low-Income Older “Justice in Aging’s Priorities for a New Administration to Advance Equity and Meet the Needs of Low-Income Older Adults “
Advocates Say Homeless Hotel Program Discriminates Against Disabled People
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”
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”