This issue brief, Breaking Down Barriers to Personal Care: Unlocking Vital Services for Those Who Need Them Most, shares insights from interviews with stakeholders—including providers, consumers, advocates, and policymakers—on the barriers people face in accessing California’s personal care services. It concludes with policy recommendations to improve access to personal care services for people who need them most.
From DC is Justice in Aging's weekly roundup of national news and resources about issues impacting older adults. In this week's edition: how to take action to support continued funding for an important outreach program to low-income Medicare enrollees, a grant opportunity for older adult survivors of abuse, and more:
From DC is Justice in Aging's weekly roundup of national news and resources about issues impacting older adults. In this week's edition: CMS rule to establish Medicare hospital observation status appeals processes, a report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office on housing and health needs of older adults experiencing homelessness, and more.