Bloomberg Law: Aides’ Training Waiver Must End for Nursing Home Safety, CMS Told (December 10, 2021) Advocates for nursing home residents say it’s past time “Aides’ Training Waiver Must End for Nursing Home Safety, CMS Told”
Category: Long Term Care
Issue Brief: Using Data to Create a More Equitable Medi-Cal HCBS System
As California steps up efforts to improve access to Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) through Medi-Cal for older Californians and people with disabilities, it is “Issue Brief: Using Data to Create a More Equitable Medi-Cal HCBS System”
From Maggots to Sex Abuse, Nursing Homes Sue California to Overturn Citations, Fines
Cal Matters: From Maggots to Sex Abuse, Nursing Homes Sue California to Overturn Citations, Fines (December 6, 2021) California nursing homes have filed more than “From Maggots to Sex Abuse, Nursing Homes Sue California to Overturn Citations, Fines”
Biden Promised to Fix Home Care for Seniors. Much More Help May Be Needed
New York Times: Biden Promised to Fix Home Care for Seniors. Much More Help May Be Needed November 1, 2021 About 800,000 people are on “Biden Promised to Fix Home Care for Seniors. Much More Help May Be Needed”
Debt After Death: The Painful Blow of Medicaid Estate Recovery
US News: Debt After Death: The Painful Blow of Medicaid Estate Recovery (October 14, 2021) A congressionally mandated system designed to recoup the costs of “Debt After Death: The Painful Blow of Medicaid Estate Recovery”
Fact Sheet: Investing in Medicaid HCBS is Good for Medicare
When it comes to home-based care, millions of Medicare enrollees rely on Medicaid for the support they need to live safely at home and stay “Fact Sheet: Investing in Medicaid HCBS is Good for Medicare”
Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse
Marketwatch: Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse September 17, 2021 Despite receiving billions of “Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse”
Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows
WSFL-TV South Florida: Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows August 23, 2021 According to AHCA, the 23 “Florida Covid Isolation Centers Received Over $50 Million in State, Federal Reimbursements Data Shows”
Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget
California’s final budget, which rolled out at the end of June into early July uses some of the state’s surplus to enact some of the “Justice in Aging’s Summary of the Final California 2021-22 Budget”
California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage
Kaiser Health News: California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage (July 20, 2021) A provision in California’s newly “California Makes it Easier for Low-Income Residents to Get and Keep Free Health Coverage”
