2023-09-11 Spotlight: HHS Proposes Minimum Staffing Standards to Enhance Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ServicesSeptember 1, 2023Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers...
2023-10-24 Spotlight: REIT Nursing Homes Staffing
Only 6% of REIT Nursing Home Assets Meet Proposed Federal Staffing Mandate Skilled Nursing News, October 20, 2023, By Amy...
2023-20-24 Spotlight: Elderly and Imprisoned
Elderly and Imprisoned: ‘I Don’t Count It as Living, Only Existing.’ New York Times (free access), October 21, 2023, Text...
2023-10-03 Spotlight: A State Scorecard on Long-Term Services and Supports for Older Adults, People with Physical Disabilities, and Family Caregivers
AARP’s Long-Term Services and Supports State Scorecard 2023 EditionSeptember 2023By Susan Reinhard, Ari Houser, Carrie Amero, Paul Lingamfelter The 2023...
2023-08-21 Spotlight: Graying of Massachusetts prisons cries out for a dose of compassion
*The Boston Globe, By The Editorial Board, August 27, 2023 (updated) That starts with increased use of medical parole for...
2023-08-21 Spotlight: How Nursing Homes Failed to Protect Residents from Covid
By Paula Span, New York Times (free access), August 19, 2023The first terrifying wave of Covid-19 caused 60,000 deaths among...