Bloomberg Law: Aides’ Training Waiver Must End for Nursing Home Safety, CMS Told (December 10, 2021) Advocates for nursing home residents say it’s past time “Aides’ Training Waiver Must End for Nursing Home Safety, CMS Told”
Tag: COVID-19
California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work?
Cal Matters: California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work? (November 9, 2021) Expectations for California’s digital response to the “California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work?”
Why eviction hits older adults harder, making them vulnerable to homelessness
Big if True: Why Eviction Hits Older Adults Harder, Making them Vulnerable to Homelessness (November 3, 2021) Older adults are uniquely vulnerable to eviction and “Why eviction hits older adults harder, making them vulnerable to homelessness”
Groups Call to End Age Discrimination in Idaho’s Care Rationing
Public News Service: Groups Call to End Age Discrimination in Idaho’s Care Rationing (October 6, 2021) Idaho hospitals are rationing care because of the strain “Groups Call to End Age Discrimination in Idaho’s Care Rationing”
New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes
Public News Service: New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes (October 5, 2021) Disability advocates and other groups are suing the federal government over “New York Suit Contests Social Security Closures, Changes”
Justice in Aging Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccinations in Long-Term Care Facilities
To Protect Older Americans’ Health and Quality of Life, Justice in Aging Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccinations for Staff and Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities COVID-19 “Justice in Aging Supports Mandatory COVID Vaccinations in Long-Term Care Facilities”
Issue Brief: Do you Think Older Renters on a Fixed Income Can’t get Help with Back Rent? Think Again!
Many older renters and others living on fixed incomes have fallen behind in their rent and utility payments during the pandemic, but don’t realize that “Issue Brief: Do you Think Older Renters on a Fixed Income Can’t get Help with Back Rent? Think Again!”
Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing
ABC News: Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing September 24, 2021 An advocacy group for older adults called Justice in Aging has filed “Civil Rights Complaint Targets Idaho Health Care Rationing”
Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse
Marketwatch: Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse September 17, 2021 Despite receiving billions of “Nursing Homes are now Facing a COVID Resurgence, and a Staffing Shortage will only Make it Worse”
How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community
Next Avenue: How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community, August 31, 2021 The coronavirus has been particularly devastating for people 65 “How COVID-19 Exacerbated Inequities in Health Care for the BIPOC Community”
