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[A]fter three months, 20% of the nursing homes no longer qualified for RBS [the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Risk Based Survey]. By February 2025, only half of the nursing homes (52%) would still have met the eligibility criteria for RBS.
Half of Nursing Homes Lose Eligibility for Risk-Based Survey in a Year(Center for Medicare Advocacy, September 10, 2026)
“You’re wasting money by dumping somebody like my sister in a skilled nursing facility and lessening her quality of life and her chance at doing better. By doing this, it makes no fundamental sense.”
John Aiello, who was advocating for Medicaid payment for his sister as a resident in a California assisted living residence, Medi-Cal won’t pay for assisted living in most of California. One brother fought back(Pleaston Weekly, September 8, 2026)
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A Dignity Alliance MA digital memorial to honor those who died during the COVID-19 Pandemic.