|
January 26, 2016
Maryland's For-Profit Nursing Home Chains Have Lowest Care Quality Ratings
According to a recent study, Maryland's for-profit nursing home chains rank lowest in family-reported care quality ratings. Researchers studied the link between nursing home chain size and profit status by collecting consumer reports and survey data from 2007 to 2010 for every non-government operated nursing home in the state. Maryland's independently-owned nonprofit facilities had the highest overall rating, followed by small nonprofit chains then independent for-profit facilities. Facilities that were part of for-profit chains had the lowest ratings. For more information, read the full study here or read the article in McKnight's.
Back to Top
New Medicare Interactive Website
The Medicare Rights Center has announced the new Medicare Interactive website at MedicareInteractive.org. The site includes new and improved resources, designed so users can quickly find answers they need, case examples, a glossary and other helpful resources. It also includes Medicare Interactive Pro, a web-based learning curriculum, and you can create a free Medicare Interactive profile to access free exclusive downloads and receive a welcome e-packet including the New to Medicare Guide.
Back to Top
Fact Sheet on Social Security's Representative Payee Program
Justice in Aging has released a new fact sheet entitled "Social Security's Representative Payee Program Basics." The Social Security Administration has authority granted by Congress to appoint third parties, known as representative payees, to receive and manage payments when a beneficiary is unable to do so. To protect seniors from financial exploitation or interruptions in benefits, it’s important for advocates and caregivers to understand key issues relating to the program. The fact sheet is the first in a series that Justice in Aging, with the support of a Borchard Center Foundation on Law and Aging fellowship grant, will be producing about the Representative Payee Program.
Back to Top
Webinar on Elder Financial Abuse in Medicaid Denials
A webinar entitled "Recognizing and Remedying Elder Financial Abuse in Medicaid Denials," part of the the series of National Elder Rights Training Project/Elder Abuse Prevention webinars for the National Legal Resource Center, will be held on Tuesday, February 16th at 2:00pm ET. This webinar will focus on the intersection of elder financial abuse and public benefits cases, including the underlying financial stresses of elders who are vulnerable to these types of abuses. It will discuss benefits that can be compromised such as Social Security and Medicaid as well as strategies and tactics to educate older adults and their caregivers, resolve cases and restore benefits. The webinar will cover such topics as power of attorney abuse, breach of fiduciary duties, and Medicaid hardship waiver applications. Register here.
Back to Top
Spotlight on Educational Resources
The Consumer Voice and the National Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) have a multitude of resources available online covering a wide range of long-term care topics. Visit the Consumer Voice website and the NORC website to explore all the available resources. Take a look at this week's highlighted resource:
Elder Abuse/Elder Justice - This NORC issue page provides resources available for ombudsmen, reports on elder abuse, ombudsmen best practices and more.
Back to Top
|
In this Issue
Maryland's For-Profit Nursing Home Chains Have Lowest Care Quality Ratings
New Medicare Interactive Website
Fact Sheet on Social Security's Representative Payee Program
Webinar on Elder Financial Abuse in Medicaid Denials
Spotlight on Educational Resources
Combined Federal Campaign
#10552
Thank you for your support!
Calendar of Events
Tuesday, February 2: Resident-to-Resident Elder Mistreatment in Nursing Homes: Findings from the First Prevalence Study, 3:00pm ET, Webinar from Consumer Voice in collaboration with NCEA
Tuesday, February 16: Recognizing and Remedying Elder Financial Abuse in Medicaid Denials, 2:00pm ET, Part of series of National Elder Rights Training Project/Elder Abuse Prevention webinars for the National Legal Resource Center
November 2-5, 2016: Consumer Voice 40th Annual Conference, Arlington, VA
Join the conversation and follow us on social media!
Last Week's Most Popular Post:
Friday, January 22:
All residents deserve to be treated with dignity and respect - and this is not it. How do we begin to address these abuses?
Last Week's Most Popular Tweet:
Tuesday, January 19:
"Preserve someone's dignity and you preserve what makes them, them"
Long-Term Care Resources & News
Read past issues of The Voice here.
Support the Consumer Voice While You Shop Online
.jpg)
|
