When the Biden administration announced a set of proposed nursing home reforms last month, consumer advocates were both pleased and puzzled.
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To Families’ Dismay, Biden Nursing Home Reforms Do Not View Them As Essential Caregivers
Posted on 23 March 2022.
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California Blows The Doors Off Medicaid Asset Limits
Posted on 22 March 2022.
Paying for long term care, whether in a nursing home or care at home, has been a major challenge for the elderly and disabled, because Medicare covers only a very short stay for nursing facilities, and custodial home care is very limited as well.
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Medicare Advantage Plans Send Pals to Seniors’ Homes for Companionship — And Profits
Posted on 21 March 2022.
Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping.
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Pandemic-Fueled Shortages of Home Health Workers Strand Patients Without Necessary Care
Posted on 07 February 2022.
rail older adults are finding it harder than ever to get paid help amid acute staff shortages at home health agencies.
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Families Complain as States Require Covid Testing for Nursing Home Visits
Posted on 22 January 2022.
As covid-19 cases rise again in nursing homes, a few states have begun requiring visitors to present proof that they’re not infected before entering facilities, stoking frustration and dismay among family members.
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As Covid Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight To Save Alzheimer’s Facility
Posted on 05 January 2022.
Marvin Querry, 86, was on his tractor, planting rye on his 770-acre western Missouri farm, when the call came in early November.
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