Executive Summary Federal law prohibits a nursing home from conditioning a nursing home resident’s admission or continued stay on a third party’s personal guarantee to be financially responsible for the resident’s bills.[1] Despite this prohibition, nursing homes still attempt various stratagems, through contracting and otherwise, to force financial liability upon residents’ family members, friends, and […]
Following a fairness hearing on June 17, 2024, at the United States District Court in Boston, Judge Nathaniel Gorton entered a final order on June 18, 2024 approving a landmark cross-disability Settlement Agreement in Marsters v. Healey. The Marsters case is a disability rights class action lawsuit brought against the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on behalf […]
Yesterday, a group of nursing facility residents with disabilities and mobility impairments filed a class action lawsuit against the Maryland Department of Health in the U.S. District Court for Maryland alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The lawsuit seeks to compel the state agency to […]
Settlement invests in new housing opportunities and community-based programs for older adults and persons with physical disabilities or mental illness BOSTON, MA – Today, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services announced a settlement that has been reached in a class action lawsuit that expands opportunities for individuals in nursing facilities, including the plaintiffs […]
This webinar took place on Thursday, May 2, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET – 12:00 p.m. PT/3:00 p.m. ET Nursing facility residents often are treated unfairly when they enter a facility for “short-stay” rehabilitation. They may be denied Medicare coverage based on their preceding hospital stay being under “observation status.” Or their Medicare […]
Your determined advocacy can be the difference between going-through-the-motions nursing home care, and the high quality, person-centered care that residents are promised by federal law.
This webinar took place on Thursday, February 8, 2024, 11:00 a.m. PT More than 200,000 older and disabled Californians make their homes in a wide range of licensed facilities that provide housing along with some level of care and supervision. These settings include Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), Adult Residential Facilities (ARFs), and […]
Prompt action is needed whenever a nursing facility abandons a resident in a hospital. This short webinar will explain the relevant federal law and advocacy strategies to return the resident to their nursing facility home.