Tag: Nursing Homes

A young African-American man poses for a photo with an older African-American man. Both are smiling and the younger man has his arm around the older man.
September 6, 2023
Can a nursing home force you to pay for a loved one’s bill? Get the facts and understand your rights….
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June 8, 2023

The Supreme Court today affirmed that residents of public nursing facilities have the right to sue in federal court when their rights are violated. Since the relevant civil rights law…

February 13, 2023

Justice in Aging has updated its essential guide, 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them. The revised guide includes focused information on how to fight evictions, updated eligibility…

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January 17, 2023

Nursing facility residents for decades have been medicated with antipsychotics and other psychotropics in order to sedate them and make them more easily managed. But these medications can impair quality…

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November 15, 2022

The Biden Administration and other policymakers are actively discussing nursing facility reform, motivated in part by the death and isolation residents suffered during the COVID pandemic. Many of these reform…

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November 14, 2022

This webinar took place on Thursday, December 8, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. PT/ 2:00pm ET Recent years have seen an increased—and overdue—focus on structural racism within the United States. Like…

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September 27, 2022

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, for example—responds to ongoing disparities…

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August 25, 2022

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 these services provided in the…

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July 5, 2022

On June 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released revised Surveyor’s Guidelines for nursing facilities. The Guidelines are used by government inspectors in determining whether and to…

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February 14, 2022

Justice in Aging and the Center for Medicare Advocacy have jointly authored an issue brief, States are Weakening Training Standards for Nursing Facility Aides, With No Response by CMS, which…

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