Public News Service: Report: Nursing Homes Sedate Too Many Residents (February 15, 2023) Groups that advocate for older Americans are speaking out about the overuse “Report: Nursing Homes Sedate Too Many Residents”
Category: Long Term Care
Nursing Home Residents Were Pushed to Sign Over Their Money to a Guy they Never Met Lawyers Say
NJ.Com: Nursing Home Residents Were Pushed to Sign Over Their Money to a Guy they Never Met Lawyers Say (February 9, 2023) Court records show “Nursing Home Residents Were Pushed to Sign Over Their Money to a Guy they Never Met Lawyers Say”
State Predicts Millions Could Lose Medi-Cal as Renewals Start Back Up
Public News Service: State Predicts Millions Could Lose Medi-Cal as Renewals Start Back Up (January 18, 2023) Starting in April, an estimated 2-3 million people could “State Predicts Millions Could Lose Medi-Cal as Renewals Start Back Up”
Dems warn not to ignore home health services
National Journal: Dems warn not to ignore home health services (January 12, 2023) While the new Congress may still be settling in, Rep. Debbie Dingell “Dems warn not to ignore home health services”
A Bill of Rights for Long-Term Care Residents
Ethnic Media Services: A Bill of Rights for Long-Term Care Residents, November 17, 2022 Amid acute staffing shortages made worse by Covid advocates for older “A Bill of Rights for Long-Term Care Residents”
Free Webinar: Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities—and How to Address Them
This webinar took place on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00pm ET Recent years have seen an increased—and overdue—focus on structural racism “Free Webinar: Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities—and How to Address Them”
Fact Sheet: Make the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program Permanent
Most older adults say they want to remain at home as they age. An important federal program and rule help make this possible: the Medicaid “Fact Sheet: Make the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Program Permanent”
Aging Well and Equitably
The 19th News: Aging Well and Equitably (October 27, 2022) The 19th News, a solutions journalism online publication specializing in women and LGBTQ+ issues brought “Aging Well and Equitably”
Lawsuit Says Mass. Residents Unnecessarily Institutionalized in Nursing Homes Should Have Options for Independent Living
Boston Globe: Lawsuit Says Mass. Residents Unnecessarily Institutionalized in Nursing Homes Should Have Options for Independent Living (October 11, 2022) Six Massachusetts residents with disabilities “Lawsuit Says Mass. Residents Unnecessarily Institutionalized in Nursing Homes Should Have Options for Independent Living”
MIT’s Long-Term Care Fellows Aim High
McKnight’s Home Care: MIT’s Long-Term Care Fellows Aim High (October 3, 2022) Overhauling the long-term care system so that it is more equitable for workers “MIT’s Long-Term Care Fellows Aim High”