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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Some of the worst problems in the nursing home industry are rooted in insufficient incident reports or reports that go uninvestigated. This decades-old problem is well known, has been the subject of government subcommittee reports since the 1980s, and has inspired legislation like the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987. However, the fight for better
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We follow the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care closely. They post valuable updates about policy, the state of care across the country, and more. Additionally, they play a vital role in Residents’ Rights Month and host a podcast with tons of great information. To help them continue their great work, we’d like to
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is the perfect chance to learn more about abuse, where it happens, how to prevent it, and who is likely to be victimized. This day of awareness was started in 2006 in partnership with International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United
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Currently, nursing home evictions are one of the most confusing and threatening issues facing residents. The procedures surrounding evictions are not strict enough and the results of evictions can be potentially disastrous. As a result, new legislation, AB 1309, has been suggested in California to help protect residents and hold nursing homes to a higher
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We are finally in the stage of the pandemic where policies are being loosened, and normalcy is returning to public and medical spaces. The official Public Health Emergency has come to an end and, as a result, there is a new update to California Covid Policies. These simple changes affect nursing home residents, caregivers, staff,
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Understaffing is no secret to anyone who has experience in the nursing home and care industry. It’s a topic we’ve covered extensively, and an issue addressed by the Biden Administrations provisions. Recently the Senate Special Committee on Aging released a report entitled “Uninspected and Neglected: Nursing Home Agencies are Severely Understaffed, Putting Residents at Risk.”
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