Webinar: A Conversation with Nursing Home Residents
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Presenters: Sam Brooks (National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care), Maurice Miller, Cindy Napolitan, and Ray DiFrancesco
Senior Care Policy Brief: Lasting Impacts of COVID-19 on Nursing Homes
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March 17, 2025.
NEWFLASH
- A new study published in JAMDA found […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Investor Optimism Soars While Care Standards Lag
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February 28, 2025.
NEWFLASH
- A new report from JLL’s Seniors Housing and […]
Webinar: 2025 Nursing Home Update
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Justice Department Targets Health Care Fraud
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February 14, 2025.
NEWSFLASH
- The Justice Department announced that […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: State Actions to Address Nursing Home Fraud & Abuse
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January 31, 2025.
Editor’s Note: Due to a production delay, there was no January 15 issue of the SCPB. […]
Webinar: Weeding Out Medicaid Fraud: Lessons from NJ’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman & State Comptroller’s Collaboration
Presenters: Kevin D. Walsh (Acting NJ State Comptroller), Josh Lichtblau (Director, NJ Medicaid Fraud Division), Laurie Facciarossa-Brewer (NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman)
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Federal Audit Finds Some Nursing Homes Non-Compliant
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January 2, 2025.
LTC BY THE NUMBERS
Despite longstanding industry claims that nursing […]
Webinar: Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry
Presenters: John M. Griffin (University of Texas at Austin – Department of Finance) and Alex Priest (University of Rochester – Simon Business School)
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Social Media Abuse
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December 16, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Centers Health Care has agreed to a $45 million […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Manipulating the Reimbursement System
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December 4, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A new report by Hindenburg Research, “PACS Group: How […]
Webinar: Transforming Nursing Home Advocacy: Lessons from New Jersey’s Resident-Centered Approach
Presenters: Elizabeth Speidel (Director of Community Engagement) and NJ Nursing Home Residents Glenn Osborne, Ray DiFrancesco, Gail Smith, and Martha Robinson
VIDEO: In Their Own Words: People Living in Nursing Homes
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Undervalued and Underpaid
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November 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- USA Today Network New York reported that a total of […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Overbilling and Killing?
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October 31, 2024.
Overbilling and Killing? An Examination of the Skilled Nursing Industry […]
Webinar: PEDAL: A Grass Roots Solution to Improving Long-Term Care
Presenters: Laura Mosqueda, MD (Keck School of Medicine of USC) and Rachel Tate (WISE & Healthy Aging) Powerpoint slides (PDF)
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Senior Care Policy Brief: Resident Fees Go Up While Staffing Costs Go Down
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October 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Twenty state attorneys general, led by Iowa’s Brenna Bird, […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Residents Suffer, Investors Profit
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September 30, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Senators Elizabeth Warren, Richard Blumenthal, Bernie Sanders, and Representative Jan […]
Senior Care Policy Brief: Nursing Home Lawsuits: Putting Profits Over Resident Safety & Dignity
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September 17, 2024.
Putting Profits Over Resident Safety and Dignity
The Brief recently highlighted the […]
Webinar: Nursing Home Staffing From A to Z
Presenter: Richard Mollot, LTCCC Executive Director Powerpoint slides (PDF) Staffing Data
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Profit or Peril?
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September 4, 2024.
PROFIT OR PERIL? THE NURSING HOME INDUSTRY’S MIXED MESSAGES
- While many […]
Webinar: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis
Presenter: Nina Kohn, David M. Levy Professor of Law at Syracuse University College of Law Using What We Have: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America’s Nursing Home Crisis
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Razor-Thin Margins or Record Quarters?
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August 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- On July 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Grand Health Care Settles $21M Fraud Allegations
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July 31, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A new analysis by the University of Pennsylvania shows […]
Webinar: What’s Wrong with Long-Term Care Facilities? And What Can You and I (and Residents) Do About It?
Presenter: Eric Carlson, Justice in Aging’s Director of Long-Term Services and Supports Advocacy PowerPoint Slides (PDF) 25 Common Nursing Home Problems—& How to Resolve Them
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Big Chain, Big Profits
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July 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- An operator of several unlicensed assisted living homes in Texas, […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: False Claims and Kickbacks
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June 28, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A state Supreme Court judge recently upheld New York’s […]
Webinar: Impacting Inclusion for LGBTQ+ Elders: The Long-Term Care Equality Index
Presenter: Dan Stewart, Deputy Director of the Aging Equality Project for the Human Rights Campaign Foundation PowerPoint Slides (PDF) The Long-Term Care Equality Index The LEI Consumer Guide (English & Spanish) The LEI 2023 Report The LEI 2025 Survey Criteria (open July […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Special Issue: A Case Study on Nursing Home Promises vs. Reality
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June 17, 2024.
A CASE STUDY ON NURSING HOME PROMISES VS. REALITY
Many nursing homes […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Lawsuit Against Staffing Mandate Could Perpetuate Chronic Understaffing in Nursing Homes
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May 31, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A federal lawsuit filed by the American Health Care […]
Webinar: The Measure of Our Age: A Conversation With the Author
Presenter: MT Connolly, leading national expert on elder justice and author of The Measure of Our Age The Measure of Our Age
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Industry Profits & Payouts Belie Claims of Low Margins
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May 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH: INDUSTRY PROFITS & PAYOUTS BELIE CLAIMS OF LOW MARGINS, INABILITY TO […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: CMS Finalizes Nursing Home Staffing Rule
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April 30, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Nationally High Death Rates
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April 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Brookdale Senior Living, the country’s largest senior living company, […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Diverting Public Funds for Personal Profit
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March 29, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- An investigation of newly released government data reveals serious issues […]
Webinar: Shedding Light on Nursing Home Industry Spending and Profits
Presenter: Robert Tyler Braun, Assistant Professor of Population Health Sciences at Weill Cornell Medical College PowerPoint Slides (PDF) United States’ Nursing Home Finances Study
Senior Care Policy Briefing: The Importance of Consistent Staffing
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March 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- The US House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Neglect Amidst Profit
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February 29, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- A Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against a group […]
Webinar: What Makes a Case: Senior Care Litigation From an Expert Witness’ Perspective
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Presenter: Julian Rich, Founder of J Rich Solutions, Expert Witness for Long-Term Care Cases
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Senior Care Policy Briefing: Nursing Homes Admit Misdiagnosing Schizophrenia
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February 15, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- Frontline workers, often Black or Hispanic, experienced high mortality rates […]
LTCCC Alert: New York Nursing Homes Profit as Residents Lose
February 7, 2024 – Too many New York nursing home owners and operators are skimping on staffing and services, profiting at the expense of nursing home residents’ basic dignity and safety[1] as a result of lax monitoring and oversight. […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Absence of Federal Standards for Assisted Living
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February 2, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
- The United States Senate Special Committee on Aging held a […]
Webinar: Disability Rights and Self-Determination in Nursing Homes and Long-Term Care Settings
Presenters: Bren Pramanik (Disability Rights New Jersey), Amy Brown (NJ LTCOP), and Hannah Diamond (Justice in Aging). PowerPoint Slides (PDF)
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Abuse, Neglect, and Fraud
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January 19, 2024.
NEWSFLASH
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Substantial Hidden Profits
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December 28, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
Webinar: The 411 on LTCCC: Fighting for the Rights of Nursing Home Residents
Presenters: LTCCC’s Richard Mollot, Eric Goldwein, Hayley Cronquist
PowerPoint Slides (PDF) LTCCC Primer on Essential Nursing Home Quality Standards LTCCC Data Center A Guide to Nursing Home Oversight & Enforcement Elder Justice Newsletter Senior Care Policy Briefing
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Transparency Is Not a Substitute for Accountability
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December 19, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
- The Biden Administration is implementing a final rule […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Negligence Unchecked
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November 30, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
- Nursing homes meeting CMS’s proposed staffing standards – […]
Webinar: Behind Closed Books: How Hidden Profits Harm Nursing Home Residents
Presenter: Ernie Tosh (Attorney and Forensic Accounting Expert)
PowerPoint Slides (PDF) Share Your Staffing Comments With Your Federal Representatives
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Crying Wolf or Wolves of Wall Street?
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November 15, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
- Nursing home lobbyists claim that facilities are struggling and […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Plenty of $$ For Safe Staffing
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October 31, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
- Florida nursing home owner Philip Esformes is headed back […]
Webinar: The Dangers of Understaffing and the Need to Litigate
Presenters: Kelly Bagby (Vice President at AARP Foundation Litigation), Benjamin Davis (Senior Attorney for AARP Foundation Litigation) PowerPoint Slides (PDF) LTCCC Report on Staffing
Senior Care Policy Briefing: About a Dollar a Day
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October 15, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
About a Dollar […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: D+ for Quality of Care
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September 30, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
- Americans give nursing homes a D+ for quality of care, […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Wholly Inadequate Proposal
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September 15, 2023.
NEWSFLASH
- On September 1, CMS released the long-awaited minimum nursing home […]
Family Councils: For the Families, By the Families
Each month, LTCCC’s Family Empowerment Team hosts a Zoom conversation (streamed on Facebook Live) with family members and advocates discussing issues affecting residents and their families. On the July 27 program, we were joined by family council members who talked about their experiences in family councils, including how their councils were […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Alarming Discrimination Trends
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- US Supreme Court affirms right to sue nursing homes for safety violations.
- NY AG James alleges $37.6 million diversion of public […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Nurses at Their Breaking Point
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The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
- Mass vacancies at state agencies (U.S. Senate Aging Report).
- Fall injury and pressure ulcer hospitalizations underreported in Care Compare data.
Pulling teeth: Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter (Volume 5, Issue 2)
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine […]
LTCCC Amicus Brief in Soldiers’ Home Case
LTCCC submitted an amicus brief (also referred to as a “friend of the court” brief) in the case against the administrator and medical director of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts related to COVID-19 deaths. An amicus brief […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Profits Over Patients
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- President Biden calls for additional support for long-term care workers and family caregivers.
- Private equity firms continue to divert […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Assisted Living Facilities Evicting Medicaid Residents
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- Assisted living facilities evicting Medicaid residents.
- Medicaid revenue at an all-time high.
- OIG report finds significant under-reporting to public […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: Concerning Patterns in Hospice Care
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- Medicaid Fraud Control Unit cases resulted in 1,327 convictions for fraud, abuse, or neglect in 2022.
- Patients left in […]
Senior Care Policy Briefing: ‘Another Record Quarter…’
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The Senior Care Policy Briefing covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
- The Ensign Group reports another record quarter.
- NY lawsuits revealing allegations of millions of siphoned profits.
- An OIG report […]
LTCCC Testimony: NY Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2023 Executive Budget Proposal
Roughly 117,000 people reside in nursing homes in New York State. Unfortunately, these vulnerable individuals are far too often subjected to substandard care, abuse, and neglect. At the New York Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2023 Executive Budget Proposal (February 28, 2023), LTCCC Policy Researcher Stefan Foster talks about the need for greater enforcement, […]
New Year, New Newsletter
Happy new year, reader! Thank you for your new or continued support of our mission. This year, we are changing up the quarterly LTC Journal to deliver you more timely information on a monthly basis and to better keep you up to date about what’s happening at NursingHome411! If you haven’t already, be sure […]
22 of 2022: LTCCC’s Favorite Nursing Home Reports of the Year
2022 has been a pivotal year in long-term care and we at LTCCC are grateful for all those who have been writing and reporting about the important issues along the way.
That’s why we’re sharing 22 of our favorite articles of 2022 (plus, a few extras!). Below is a list of investigative stories, government reports, and […]
LTCCC Alert: Dangerous Antipsychotic Drugging Persists Despite Federal Partnership
Contact: Richard Mollot, richard@ltccc.org, 212-385-0356
December 20, 2022 – More than one million people live in US nursing homes and each week, one in five of them are given dangerous antipsychotic (AP) drugs. In most cases these drugs are administered without clinical justification. In 2012, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services […]
Forum: How Private Equity Makes Us Sicker
This forum, hosted by the Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) – NY Metro Chapter, addresses the increasing role and implications of Wall Street investors – Private Equity – in the healthcare industry. The presenters (Rosemary Batt, Robert McNamara, and Richard Mollot) discuss decades of research that has demonstrated how Wall Street […]
‘Ouch, you’re hurting me’: Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter (Volume 4, Issue 5)
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine […]
Bringing Wordle, TikTok, and Tech to Seniors and Nursing Home Residents
Technology resources like Zoom, FaceTime, Alexa, even TikTok, can open a world of possibilities and help us stay connected. Unfortunately, for many seniors and nursing home residents, these resources can be challenging and overwhelming. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Stefano Selorio is a 23-year-old Founder & CEO of Carevocacy, a company that […]
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Resources for Surveyors
In June 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published revised guidance for nursing home surveyors available in the links below. Appendix PP provides interpretive guidelines for long-term care facilities. Critical Element Pathways* are used for investigating potential care areas of concern. Surveyors will begin using this guidance to identify noncompliance on October […]
‘I am afraid’: Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter (Volume 4, Issue 4)
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine […]
Summer 2022 LTC Journal
The LTC Journal covers important long-term care issues by highlighting policy updates, news reports, and academic research. Topics in this edition include:
- Unsafe antipsychotic alternatives on the rise.
- Louisiana nursing home owner arrested for felony fraud and cruelty.
- RN staffing levels down 12% in 2021.
- Infection control compromised during pandemic.
LTCCC Policy Brief: Nursing Home Transparency
Nursing Home Transparency: A Critical Tool to Improve the Quality of Nursing Home Care
Why is it so difficult to hold nursing homes accountable for providing the level of care for which they are being paid? How can it be […]
Back to Basics: What You Need to Know about Nursing Home Care
Program: Back to Basics: What You Need to Know about Nursing Home Care
Date: Tuesday, November 22, 1pm (ET)
Register: https://bit.ly/ltc-basics
Presenter: Richard Mollot
Note: Video and other webinar materials will be available after the program at https://nursinghome411.org/webinar-basics.
Garden of Eatin’: Setting the Table for Resident-Centered Dining
Program: Garden of Eatin’: Setting the Table for Resident-Centered Dining
Date: Tuesday, December 20, 1pm (ET)
Register: https://bit.ly/ltc-food
Rebecca Priest (Project Coach, The Green House Project) and Linda McCoy (Dining Practice Partner, St. John’s Home) discuss resident directed dining that makes a difference.
Note: Video and other webinar materials will be available […]
LTCCC Applauds Governor Hochul’s Decision to Implement Vital Nursing Home Resident Protections
The safety and dignity of vulnerable residents and care staff will greatly improve when nursing homes comply with New York’s long anticipated reforms.
April 1, 2022 – For decades, both federal and state minimum standards have mandated that nursing homes have […]
Webinar: A Matter of Justice: Racism as a Fundamental Cause of Long-Term Care Inequities
Presenter: Shekinah Fashaw-Walters, Ph.D.
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‘The Cornerstone the Builders Rejected’: Why Reform Starts with Person-Centered Care
On this episode, advocate Cathy Unsino (LCSW) discusses the importance of providing person-centered care and shares experiences from her own work in nursing homes that show what’s possible when we believe in the individual’s capacity to grow.
Interview recorded November 2021 and edited for clarity.
- Cathy’s Recommendations:
- The Anatomy of an Illness, by Norman Cousins
- The March of Folly, […]
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Webinar: Arming Your Advocacy: Leveraging LTCCC’s Resources to Promote Resident-Centered Care
Presenters: Richard Mollot (LTCCC Executive Director) and Eric Goldwein (LTCCC Policy & Communications Director).
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2021: Elder Justice “No Harm” Deficiencies
The Elder Justice Newsletter provides examples of health violations in which surveyors (nursing home inspectors) identified neither harm nor immediate jeopardy to resident health, safety, or well-being. Below is a searchable issue guide that includes the “no harm” deficiencies featured in our Elder Justice Newsletter in 2021. You may also access individual issues using the […]
CMS Nursing Home COVID Vaccination & Fatality Data
As of December 2021, LTCCC is no longer updating this page. Visit CMS website for updated COVID-19 data.
LTCCC is providing a user-friendly spreadsheet (updated monthly) tracking COVID-19 vaccinations for residents and staff in U.S. nursing homes. Data are reported by nursing homes to the CDC and published by CMS.
Nursing Home Vaccination Data […]
LTCCC Alert: An Oral History of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes
December 15, 2021 – The COVID-19 pandemic has been a devastating time for nursing home residents and their loved ones. To better understand their experiences, the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) produced an oral history of COVID-19 in long-term care settings.
Webinar: Enforcing the Nursing Home Reform Act
Presenter: Meryl Grenadier, attorney at AARP Foundation Litigation
What rights are guaranteed by the Nursing Home Reform Act? What can residents do when their nursing home fails to protect those rights? In this program, Meryl Grenadier reviews the basics of the Reform […]
LTCCC Alert: Most U.S. Nursing Homes Fell Short of Federal Staffing Threshold in Q1 2021
The following is an alert for the Q1 2021 staffing report. To access the report, click here.
Webinar: Involuntary Nursing Home Discharges: A Fast Track from Nursing Homes to Homeless Shelters
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Presenter: Tanya Kessler, senior staff attorney at Mobilization for Justice, Inc (MFJ) and author of “Involuntary Nursing Home Discharges: A Fast Track from Nursing […]
(Webinar) Why Comfort Matters: Reducing Reliance on Antipsychotics for People Living with Dementia
Tena Alonzo, dementia care expert, presents on strategies to reduce reliance on antipsychotics for people living with dementia at LTCCC’s June webinar. For video and other materials from this program, visit nursinghome411.org/webinar-comfort-matters/.
Note: This program was recorded on June 15th, 2021.
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LTCCC’s 12th Annual Reception
LTCCC is excited to honor New York State Attorney General Letitia James at our 12th Annual Reception on Tuesday, November 9 (6-7:30pm ET). Join us virtually as we recognize Attorney General James’ leadership in protecting vulnerable New Yorkers and their families.
Support LTCCC’s advocacy for nursing home residents by purchasing tickets to the event, […]
LTCCC’s 13th Annual Reception
LTCCC is excited to host our 13th Annual Reception on Wednesday, November 9 (6-8pm ET) at NY City Bar (42 W. 44th Street). Join us as we recognize the Honorable Richard Gottfried (Chair, NYS Assembly Committee on Health) for his advocacy for residents in long-term care.
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Webinar: Why Comfort Matters: Reducing Reliance on Antipsychotics for People Living with Dementia
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Feature speaker: Tena Alonzo, Dementia Care Expert
Tena Alonzo is a healthcare professional with expertise in caregiving practices for people with thinking or memory disorders. She has 35 years of experience as a long-term care provider […]
Webinar: Nursing Home Advocacy Priorities for 2021 & Beyond
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Feature speaker: Richard Mollot, LTCCC executive director
Richard Mollot highlights key long-term care policy priorities including nursing home staffing, oversight, and financial transparency. Next, LTCCC’s Eric Goldwein provides information on accessing NursingHome411 resources including state pages, staffing data, podcasts, and webinars. […]
A Jail Within a Jail: Inside a NYC Nursing Home with the Co-Directors of Fire Through Dry Grass
Fire Through Dry Grass is a documentary that offers a rare look inside a New York City nursing home during the COVID-19 pandemic. This episode of the Nursing Home 411 Podcast features the film’s co-directors, Andres “Jay” Molina (a resident at Coler Rehabilitation & Nursing Care Center) and Alexis Neophytides, who chat about life […]
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The Best (om)Buds of Hudson Valley & Tri County: 60 Minutes with your Local Ombudsmen
The Hudson Valley and Tri County ombudsman programs are the best kept secrets in New York state long-term care. In this program, Hudson Valley LTCOP director Gloria Murray and Tri County LTCOP director Judy Farrell discuss how to use the key (and free!) ombudsman resources to ensure that your loved ones are getting the care […]
LTCCC Alert: Three in Four U.S. Nursing Homes Understaffed in Second Wave
The following is an alert for the Q4 2020 staffing report. To access the report, click here.
Weeks Without a Shower: Elder Justice “No Harm” Newsletter (Volume 3 Issue 6)
In the Elder Justice Newsletter, we highlight citations, including deficiencies related to abuse, neglect, and substandard care, that have been identified as not causing any resident harm. The goal of this brief newsletter is to shed light on the issue of so-called “no harm” deficiencies, which typically result in no fine […]
LTCCC Alert: Speak Out on NY Nursing Home Staffing Bill
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Below is LTCCC’s statement about New York’s new staffing bill. See also: LTCCC’s joint press release with other consumer groups on the staffing bill. Consumer Groups: NY Staffing Bill Misses the Mark