In this Q&A, learn how Michigan's Crime Victims Legal Assistance Project (CVLAP) defends the due process rights of low-income older adults facing guardianship.
The burden of Medicaid recovery can push families into poverty or homelessness, while any “recovered” funds cover only a small portion of Medicaid expenditures.
In this Q&A, learn about Nevada's Guardianship Advocacy Project (GAP) defends the due process rights of low-income older adults facing guardianship in Clark County.
In January 2021, Governor Newsom released California’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA), which lays out a ten-year plan to prepare the state for an aging and changing population. The MPA set five major goals: Housing for All Ages and Stages; Health Reimagined; Inclusion & Equity, Not Isolation; Caregiving that Works; and Affording Aging. Despite the […]
Note: This fact sheet describes the federal law, as well as information on the advocacy process as it works in Virginia. The federal law described here is applicable across the country, and the information in this fact sheet may be a helpful example for interested advocates everywhere. Many individuals – including people who receive benefits […]
To ensure the economic security of low-income older adults, one of the top priorities of the Biden Administration and the 118th Congress must be the protection and expansion of the Social Security program, including Social Security retirement and survivors benefits, Disability Insurance (SSDI), and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). These are critical programs for older adults, […]
Medicare advocates should be aware of two important opportunities with a March 31 deadline:
the Medicare Advantage Open Enrollment Period and Medicare General Enrollment Period.
Federal law requires states to establish protections for a couple’s income and assets, when one spouse needs nursing facility care or the equivalent level of care provided through Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS). As set forth in a 2020 court order, California had not extended these protections adequately to HCBS. California has changed policies in […]
Justice in Aging is a national nonprofit organization that uses the power of law to fight senior poverty by securing access to affordable health care and economic security for older adults with limited resources. We focus our efforts on fighting for older adults who have been marginalized and excluded from justice, such as women, people […]
