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Category: Long Term Care
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”
Even as Nursing Homes Start Receiving Vaccine, Vulnerable Residents Face Hurdles
ABC News: Even as Nursing Homes Start Receiving Vaccine, Vulnerable Residents Face Hurdles (December 17, 2020) For many of the nation’s elderly nursing home residents, “Even as Nursing Homes Start Receiving Vaccine, Vulnerable Residents Face Hurdles”
Beleaguered Nursing Homes Prepare for the Monumental Task of Vaccinating Residents and Staff
The Washington Post: Beleaguered Nursing Homes Prepare for Monumental Task of Vaccinating Residents and Staff (December 4, 2020) Even as retail pharmacy giants CVS and “Beleaguered Nursing Homes Prepare for the Monumental Task of Vaccinating Residents and Staff”
Effective Patient Education Strategies
The Caring Generation: Effective Patient Education Strategies (November 1, 2020) In this podcast, caregiving expert Pamela Wilson speaks with Justice in Aging attorney Eric Carlson “Effective Patient Education Strategies”
When it Comes to Healthy Aging: Location, Location, Location
The Hill: When it Comes to Healthy Aging: Location, Location, Location (October 15, 2020) This op-ed, co-authored by Justice in Aging Deputy Director Jennifer Goldberg “When it Comes to Healthy Aging: Location, Location, Location”
Can L.A. County Turn Around Its Nursing Home Debacle?
Capital & Main: Can L.A. County Turn Around Its Nursing Home Debacle? (September 30, 2020) For many, the health disaster that has befallen Los Angeles County’s “Can L.A. County Turn Around Its Nursing Home Debacle?”
CMS To Cite Nursing Homes Refusing Visits, Beneficiary Advocates Agree
Inside Health Policy: CMS To Cite Nursing Homes Refusing Visits, Beneficiary Advocates Agree (September 24, 2020) CMS Administrator Seema Verma warned in an op-ed earlier “CMS To Cite Nursing Homes Refusing Visits, Beneficiary Advocates Agree”
Feds Unveil Plan to Reduce Suffering for Nursing Home Residents and Staff Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
ABC News: Feds Unveil Plan to Reduce Suffering for Nursing Home Residents and Staff Amid Covid-19 Pandemic, September 17, 2020 An independent commission set up “Feds Unveil Plan to Reduce Suffering for Nursing Home Residents and Staff Amid Covid-19 Pandemic”
Task Force Says Nursing Homes Need More Aid. Critics Say Industry Should Step Up
Washington Post: Task Force Says Nursing Homes Need More Aid. Critics Say Industry Should Step Up, September 17, 2020 The Trump administration convened a panel of nursing “Task Force Says Nursing Homes Need More Aid. Critics Say Industry Should Step Up”