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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The result of negligent behavior, personal injury is one of the many areas of law in which we specialize. Our goal is to protect the injured and allow them to recover fully and receive complete compensation for lost work hours, mental distress, and more. Though personal injury is not the primary type of case we
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Having a support system is vital. Even more vital is having a support system that can offer advice and guidance if you need memory care or become unable to make decisions for yourself. That’s where family councils come in. A family council can help in so many ways as you age, making it an important
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We often discuss nursing home life, but rarely touch on the topic of transitioning out of a nursing home. For some, this is a possibility, and should be considered if you want to age at home. Nursing homes can be temporary rehabilitation facilities, but there are somethings you need to know before you transition out
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Every year the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, known as Consumer Voice, releases an annual report for the previous year. The report covers the previous year’s developments in policy, reforms, Consumer Voice trainings, and more. The 2022 report, released earlier this week, included a lot of information, especially since there were a lot
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When it comes to long-term and elderly care for yourself or a loved one, it’s important to know the facts. Organizations like California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) are great resources for fact sheets that keep you informed through the process of finding and navigating life in a nursing home. The CANHR site has
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