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Nursing Home Safety Violations Put Residents At Risk, Report Finds

November 15, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Barbara Feder Ostrov for Kaiser Health News) As huge swaths of California burned last fall, federal health officials descended

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Health Care Finance Medicare - General Nursing Homes Part D/Prescription Drugs 

How Much Do Medicare Beneficiaries Spend Out of Pocket on Health Care?

November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Juliette Cubanski, Wyatt Koma, Anthony Damico, and Tricia Neuman for the Kaiser Family Foundation) Many policymakers and presidential candidates

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What is assisted living and does Medicare or Medicaid pay for it?

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

One of the most difficult parts of caring for the elderly is understanding what assisted living is and does Medicare

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California Nursing Home Residents Told To Find New Homes

October 30, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Jocelyn Wiener for Kaiser Health News) Some of California’s most vulnerable nursing home residents, many of whom have nowhere

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DHS -OIG Nursing Homes 

Nursing Home Complaints Increase Nationwide

October 23, 2019October 23, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) logged an increase in nursing home complaints last year reaching its highest level

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New feature helps you compare nursing home safety

October 23, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(Source – www.medicare.gov/blog) Choosing a nursing home for yourself or a loved one can be difficult. There are many things

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Aging Medicare - General Nursing Homes 

Finding the right post-hospital care

August 2, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

For those Medicare beneficiaries who are very sick or have complex needs, the question of here to go after the

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Aging Hospice/Home Health Services Nursing Homes 

Shopping blindly for post-acute care is a recipe for disaster

June 17, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Lynn B. Rogut for STAT) Many Americans have stories to tell about failures in care when a family member

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Aging Nursing Homes 

Reports Find Health Workers Still Aren’t Alerting Police Regarding Likely Elder Abuse

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Ina Jaffe for NPR) It can be hard to quantify the problem of elder abuse. Experts believe that many

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Aging Nursing Homes 

How To Find And Use New Federal Ratings For Rehab Services At Nursing Homes

May 16, 2019 Eileen Cook 0 Comment

(By Judith Graham for Kaiser Health News) For the first time, the federal government is shining a spotlight on the

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