Residents’ Rights Month starts on October 1 which means we only have a few more days to plan how we will be advocating for nursing home residents. In the coming month, it’s important to remember all the progress we’ve made, while also noting the areas of nursing home care that still need our attention. Hence […]
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While policy changes, laws, and legal precedents are great ways to better the nursing home industry, they require time, legal action, the legislative process, and money. While those things are at work, thanks to advocacy organizations and state and federal representatives, there is still a lot we all can do on a daily basis to
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Art Gharibian had the honor of being published in the September issue of Advocate Magazine. His article talked about arbitration agreements, their complexities, the laws surrounding them, and more. Arbitration is a major issue in the nursing home industry, often trapping residents and their families in an agreement that rarely sides with them and often
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Since 2022, when the Biden administration released their proposed nursing home reforms, staffing standards have been in the spotlight. Nursing homes have always suffered when it comes to staffing, making living conditions worse for residents, and working conditions worse for staff members in an already tough profession. As of September 1, 2023, Centers for Medicare
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