Q. Last year, during his State of the Union address, President Biden discussed a major overhaul of nursing home quality, including minimum staffing levels and steps to beef up inspections. Since then, I haven’t heard about any of … [Read more...]
Print This PageMedicare Advantage Plans May Shorten Stays to Less Time than Original Medicare Covers
October 11, 2022 by
A common question among many of our readers is whether Medicare covers long-term care. Medicare does not cover any type of long-term care, whether in nursing homes, assisted living communities, or your own home. Medicare does, … [Read more...]
Print This PageCan a Friend or Cousin Get Sued if Someone Owes Money to a Nursing Home?
July 29, 2022 by
Q. Medical debt seems like a big issue these days, with myself and others I know struggling to pay medical bills. I heard that hospitals and nursing homes are suing more often to get their debts paid. Oddly, my friend in upstate … [Read more...]
Print This PageSignificant Improvements to Safety and Quality Care for Long-Term Care Residents
July 5, 2022 by
Last week, the Biden administration announced several nursing home reforms that will improve staffing and accountability at nursing homes throughout the country. Advocates are calling these the most significant reforms in … [Read more...]
Print This PageCMS Lifts COVID-19 Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions
November 16, 2021 by
Before the pandemic and even more so during it, social isolation and loneliness have been considered serious health risks for older Americans.Judith Gimbel worries that isolation is killing her mother, Ida, who she hasn’t seen … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat the US Government is Doing to Keep Nursing Homes COVID-Free
August 24, 2021 by
In late spring of 2021, the 142 nursing homes operated by the Good Samaritan Society hit a milestone that was unthinkable just four months earlier: Zero cases of COVID-19 across the whole company, from 900 at the peak of the … [Read more...]
Print This PageThese Non-Traditional Senior Living Facilities Have Almost No Coronavirus Cases
November 17, 2020 by
On a recent afternoon, Ruth Deardorff, 97, sat by the orchids and other potted flowers that she had chosen to line the windowsill of her room. After decades of gardening and growing flowers in the yard of her suburban home, she … [Read more...]
Print This PageHow Nursing Homes are Planning for a Third Surge of COVID-19
November 3, 2020 by
When it comes to COVID-19, the news from around the country isn’t encouraging. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a neurosurgeon and chief medical correspondent for CNN, said he is concerned that the United States is facing “exponential growth” of … [Read more...]
Print This PageBoo! Our Top 10 Scariest Articles of 2020 (A Very Scary Year!)
October 27, 2020 by
2020 has been a scary year! Since we’re so close to Halloween, it’s a perfect time to catch up on some of the scariest elder law, estate planning, and special needs planning articles until now. Exposing everything from dementia at … [Read more...]
Print This PageA Coronavirus Vaccine for Nursing Homes?
October 20, 2020 by
Over the last few months, biopharmaceutical companies have achieved what usually takes years. Driven by a shared mission to find a solution to the coronavirus pandemic, they are working at “Warp Speed” to rapidly develop a … [Read more...]
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