On May 14, 2021, Governor Newsom released his May Revision 2021-22 budget proposal. The proposal builds upon and significantly expands the investments in aging and “Justice in Aging’s Response to the May Revision 2021-22 Budget”
Category: Long Term Care
The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart
The American Prospect: The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart (April 21, 2021) It’s incredibly easy to grow old and die “The Longest 80 Miles: How Nursing Home Evictions Tear Families Apart”
What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs
NPR: What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs (April 9, 2021) President Biden has put forward a bold proposal to “What’s in Biden’s $400 Billion Plan to Support Families’ Long-Term Health Needs”
Nursing Home Residents Have a Little More Time to Spend Stimulus Checks Before Losing Medicaid
KITV ABC News: Nursing Home Residents Have a Little More Time to Spend Stimulus Checks Before Losing Medicaid (March 30, 2021) Nursing home residents on “Nursing Home Residents Have a Little More Time to Spend Stimulus Checks Before Losing Medicaid”
The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities that Led to Disaster
Next Avenue: The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities that Led to Disaster (March 26, 2021) The pandemic has exacerbated and raised awareness about the poor conditions in “The Nursing Home Vulnerabilities that Led to Disaster”
Free Webinar: Consumer Rights in Nursing Facility Admissions
This webinar took place on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET. The “typical” nursing facility admission presents a host “Free Webinar: Consumer Rights in Nursing Facility Admissions”
Free Webinar: HCBS 101—Access to Home & Community-Based Care for Older Adults
When: Tuesday, March 16, 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) is an umbrella term that describes a wide variety “Free Webinar: HCBS 101—Access to Home & Community-Based Care for Older Adults”
The Coronavirus is Cutting a Deadly Swath Through Personal Care Homes
Pittsburg Post-Gazette: The Coronavirus is Cutting a Deadly Swath Through Personal Care Homes (March 25, 2021) While much of the nation has focused on the “The Coronavirus is Cutting a Deadly Swath Through Personal Care Homes”
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”