Justice in Aging has updated its essential guide, 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them. The revised guide includes, among other things, COVID-19 “Updated for COVID-19: 25 Common Nursing Home Problems & How to Resolve Them”
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California Throws Open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older
CalMatters: California Throws Open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older (January 13, 2021) California is opening COVID-19 vaccines to all residents 65 and older “California Throws Open COVID vaccines to anyone 65 and older”
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”
How Government Incentives Shaped the Nursing Home Business–and Left it Vulnerable to a Pandemic
The Washington Post: How Government Incentives Shaped the Nursing Home Business–and Left it Vulnerable to a Pandemic (November 27, 2020) Federal money, through the Medicare “How Government Incentives Shaped the Nursing Home Business–and Left it Vulnerable to a Pandemic”
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”
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”