Recent years have seen an increased—and overdue—focus on structural racism within the United States. The focus on “structural” racism—as compared to legal or explicit racism, “Issue Brief: Racial Disparities in Nursing Facilities—and How to Address Them”
Category: Long Term Care
Stuck in place: How older adults end up trapped inside their own homes
San Francisco Chronicle: Stuck in place: How older adults end up trapped inside their own homes (September 24, 2022) Seven months ago, Betty Gray could “Stuck in place: How older adults end up trapped inside their own homes”
Free Webinar: Beyond Spending—Measuring California’s Progress Towards Equitable HCBS
This webinar took place on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT. Over the last couple decades, California has put significant resources into rebalancing “Free Webinar: Beyond Spending—Measuring California’s Progress Towards Equitable HCBS”
Lawsuit Against Trump-Era Rule Turns into Nationwide Class Action
Connecticut News Junkie: Lawsuit Against Trump-Era Rule Turns into Nationwide Class Action (August 29, 2022) Low-income disabled and older adults in Connecticut, Delaware, and Nebraska “Lawsuit Against Trump-Era Rule Turns into Nationwide Class Action”
Issue Brief: Beyond Spending—Measuring California’s Progress Towards Equitable HCBS
Many aging adults and people with disabilities will need support and assistance throughout their lifetimes. Medicaid (or Medi-Cal in California) is an important payer for “Issue Brief: Beyond Spending—Measuring California’s Progress Towards Equitable HCBS”
Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients’ bills
NPR: Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients’ bills (July 28, 2022) ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Lucille Brooks was stunned when she “Nursing homes are suing friends and family to collect on patients’ bills”
LGBTQ Elders Fear Being Shoved in Closet in Nursing Care Hunt
Bloomberg Law: LGBT Elders Fear Being Shoved in Closet in Nursing Care Hunt (June 28, 2022) As the generation of LGBTQ+ people forged by the “LGBTQ Elders Fear Being Shoved in Closet in Nursing Care Hunt”
Concerns Raised Over Waiving Training Requirements for NY Nurse Aides
Public News Service: Concerns Raised Over Waiving Training Requirements for NY Nurse Aides (May 25, 2022) As the pandemic began, the federal government waived certain “Concerns Raised Over Waiving Training Requirements for NY Nurse Aides”
National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Honors Justice in Aging’s Eric Carlson with its 2022 Charles P. Sabatino Excellence in Public Policy Award
May 11, 2022–The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) named Eric Carlson, Directing Attorney at Justice in Aging, as the recipient of the 2022 “National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Honors Justice in Aging’s Eric Carlson with its 2022 Charles P. Sabatino Excellence in Public Policy Award”
Pennies On The Dollar: The Beginning of the End for Estate Recovery?
Twin Cities PBS: Pennies On The Dollar: The Beginning of the End for Estate Recovery? (March 30, 2022) A new bill introduced to the U.S. “Pennies On The Dollar: The Beginning of the End for Estate Recovery?”