Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Senators Seek To Ban Arbitration Clauses in Nursing Home Admission Agreements

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McKight's reports that a group of  senators urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)   to ban arbitration clauses ...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Habits Are Hard to Break: Nursing Homes Habitually Violate Federal Standards Year After Year

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Coalition for Quality Care (CQC), along with Coalition member Voices for Quality Care , have conducted a new analysis of federal inspect...
Monday, September 28, 2015

Man Can't Challenge Discharge of Brother's Debt for Mom's Care under Filial Responsibility Law

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A U.S. district court has affirmed a bankruptcy court's decision that a man cannot prevent the discharge of his brother's debt ow...
Friday, September 25, 2015

CDC Reports That SNF Workers Most Likely Among Health Care Workers to Forego Recommended Vaccinations

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Another revelation supporting the wisdom of an Aging-in-Place philosophy: Healthcare personnel working in long-term care settings have th...

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished? Caregiver Exemption Does Not Apply When Medicaid Recipient Is Receiving Home Care

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When describing the anomalous decisions, rules, and results arising from Medicaid law, I often find myself explaining particular outcomes as...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Columbus Dispatch Exposes Abuse and Exploitation of the Disabled

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The Columbus Dispatch, in a series of articles culminating in last Sunday's article “Abused and Ignored,” detailed heartbreaking exampl...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

First National Website Aims to Reduce Abuse of People with Disabilities

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The Vera Institute of Justice has launched the first national website aimed at curbing abuse of people with disabilities. The Vera...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Incorrect Denial of Medicaid Benefits Not a Defense to Nursing Home Claim on Contract

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A recent case illustrates that seniors, their families, and caregivers should not rely upon institutions or the state to plan for their ...
Sunday, September 20, 2015

Read Ohio Dad's Tear-Jerking Letter to Newlywed Daughter With Down Syndrome

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Just in case you missed it, please go here .  
Saturday, September 19, 2015

Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver Recipients Entitled to Retroactive Benefits Even in Ohio

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In another setback for the State of Ohio Department of Medicaid, a federal district court has ruled that  applicants for an assisted livi...