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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Of the areas of law that the Gharibian Law team specializes in, medical malpractice can be the most complicated. Anyone can be the victim of medical malpractice, but the elderly in America can be especially vulnerable to this. It is important to stay diligent regarding all medical interactions and procedures, and to take the proper
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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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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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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 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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