Watch or listen to a recording of this webinar at https://nursinghome411.org/webinar-residents-rights-vote-self-determination-care/. This webinar will present a discussion of several important nursing home residents' rights, with a focus on resident-centered advocacy to achieve these rights. We will also provide a brief update on developments respecting the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on nursing home residents. Date: September 15, [...]
Join us for a free webinar on addressing issues in long-term care and examining reform following the disastrous impact of COVID-19. To register, visit https://nysba.org/events/nursing-home-reform-the-covid-crisis-and-regulations-oversight-and-the-economics-of-nursing-homes-webinar/. Note: To register, you must create an account on the New York State Bar Association's website linked above. The event is co-sponsored by LTCCC, NYSBA's Elder Law & Special Needs Section, [...]
Register for the Zoom webinar: https://nursinghome411.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_trHQwEMgRGqxRwkbhQj2Og.
Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the future of long-term care followed by a celebration of LTCCC's 30th anniversary advocating for LTC residents. Click here to register. Featuring: • Honorable Richard N. Gottfried, Chair, NYS Assembly Health Committee; • Marcella Goheen, Family Member; • Judy Johnson, RN, Rutland Nursing Home; and • Cathy Unsino, [...]
Register NOW for LTCCC's free virtual symposium, "Identifying & Addressing Nursing Home Resident Abuse & Neglect." Expert speakers will share insights and information on how to identify abuse, neglect, and crimes against residents and provide tips on steps that can be taken to address these issues. The program will feature presentations from Thom O'Hanlon (Office [...]
Join us for a free webinar providing an overview of assisted living and other types of adult care facilities in New York, and how they differ from and in what ways they are similar to nursing homes. We will discuss how these facilities are funded and regulated, and the essentials of residents’ rights and New [...]
Register here for LTCCC's free webinar, COVID-19 Update & Residents Rights: Family & Resident Councils, Filing Grievances, on Tuesday December 15 at 1pm.
Research scientist Beth Nivin, MPH, leads a discussion on the safety and efficacy of the COVID and influenza vaccines in long-term care settings. Click here to register for the free webinar on Tuesday, January 12 at 1pm (EST).
Register for a free webinar, "The Inappropriate Institutionalization of People with Mental Illness in LTC Facilities: History and Recommendations," on Tuesday, February 16 at 1pm EST. Feature speaker: Nina Loewenstein
Register for a free webinar, "Nursing Home Reform: The Federal Landscape," on Tuesday, February 24 at 1pm. Note: To register, you must create an account on the New York State Bar Association’s website. Richard Mollot of LTCCC, Eric Carlson with Justice in Aging, and Toby Edelman of the Center for Medicare Advocacy will discuss the [...]
Register for a free webinar, "Neglect Leading to Bodily Injury and Death of 300 LTC Residents," on Tuesday, March 16 at 1pm EST. Feature speaker: Eilon Caspi PhD Eilon Caspi PhD is a Gerontologist and Dementia Behavior Specialist. He is the founder and director of Dementia Behavior Consulting LLC, founding member and advisor of Elder [...]
Register for a free webinar, "An Antidote to Ageism in Nursing Homes,” on Tuesday, April 20 at 1pm EST. Speaker: Cathy Unsino, LCSW Description: Residents thrive when helped to achieve their highest practicable level of physical, mental, and psychosocial wellbeing. When the requirements of the Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 are realized, the colonial, [...]
