Advocating for your rights is a key to maintaining independent and quality care throughout your life. Being able to speak for yourself and make your own decisions should not end when you enter a nursing home, and should not be affected by old age. Often, as individuals age, their ability to make sound decisions deteriorates …
It’s no secret that nursing home quality does not always live up to acceptable standards. And while official government surveys and self-reports can give us some insight into the nursing home industry, it’s polls of the public that might reveal the most damning grievances. Recently, a Gallup poll was conducted which showed how the general …
We are officially in the midst of Residents’ Rights Month and there is a lot of work we can all do to improve care across the country. As the host of Residents’ Rights Month, the National Consumer Voice has some amazing resources that everyone should become familiar with through the month of October. Here are …
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 …
Amplify Our Voices: Preparing for Residents’ Rights Month Read More »
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 …
Update: CMS Submits Staffing Standard Rule Proposal Read More »
Whether you’re aging in place or living in an assisted living nursing home, there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself before you go to court. Abuse can happen to anyone, and anyone can be an abuser. In fact, 60% of elder abuse perpetrators are family members to the abused. So if …
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 …
In the News: Residents Can Sue Government-Run Homes Read More »
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 …
Report: Fear of Retaliation Stifles Abuse Reports Read More »
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 …
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, …
