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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Protecting yourself and loved ones often starts with knowledge and resources. Preventing abuse starts with using knowledge and resources available to carefully analyze your options and make informed choices. That’s why we are passionate about sharing valuable resources so they are easy to find and you can feel confident as you age. Here are three
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Protecting residents’ rights requires constant recognition of those rights, as well as allowing residents to fight back through legal means. In the past, the ability to defend yourself would often be restricted by the lack of precedent. Residents may not be aware what their options are, or if their case is even worth fighting. But
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Since the beginning of the year we’ve been talking about the Biden administration’s proposed nursing home reforms. Among these reforms is the proposal for an across-the-board staffing standard for all nursing homes. As the months have gone by, there have been multiple ways to support the effort, and we’ve been huge advocates for this much
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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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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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