Submitting a complaint about nursing care or reporting abuse can be a stressful situation. Not only do residents often fear retaliation for reporting abuse, but it can be hard to find and provide proof. To make matters worse, in the past California Department of Public Health (DPH) officials were only doing deep investigations if the […]
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For those completely dependent on others for their daily care needs, the threat of potential retaliation is enough to totally silence them. The threat of staff retaliation for complaining about care within care facilities like nursing homes is not new. Since the 1960s studies and reports have detailed the nature of the staff/resident relationship and
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In the wake of multiple natural disasters across the country as well as a pandemic, nursing homes and lawmakers are reevaluating their safety and emergency policies. In addition to the solutions suggested in the Left in the Dark research report, California is instituting a new Code of Regulations. These new regulations apply to Licensing of
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Advocating for nursing home residents and older Americans at risk of abuse has never been easier. There are plenty of opportunities available. Some key advocacy initiatives are underway with the support of The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care. Today, we’d like to highlight some of those advocacy opportunities and some of the recent
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