A few articles that we've written about care homes and legislation.

Todays Geriatric Medicine (July 2019) - CMS Improves the Ratings System for Nursing Home Compare

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (June 2019) - 50,000 and a Swift Passage: Will Congress Continue the Money Follows the Person Program?

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (May 2019) - The Graying Population: Governor Newsom Calls for a Master Plan on Aging for California

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (April 2019) - Of Gears and Conveyor Belts: Is legislation the only way to keep the state from forcing seniors into nursing homes when they do not need to be there?

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (January 2019) - A Puzzle with Missing Pieces: MLTSS cannot succeed in California without integrating assisted living facilities.

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (December 2018) - A Silent Crisis: Very few options exist in California for low-income families who care for the elderly with Alzheimer’s who could “wander”.

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (October 2018) - A Tectonic Shift: Nails: One day substandard nursing homes with poor staffing will be forced to compete with small, high quality community-based care providers.

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (August 2018) - A Broken Hammer and Bent Nails: Better Tools are Needed For Nursing Home Transition to Succeed In California

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (Feb 2018) - Protective Measures: California Minimizes the Loss of Federal Subsidies for Health Insurance

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (Jan 2018) - Open Bridges Gains Steam! CCLTSS writes a letter of support for CCI rate restructuring to allow Medi-Cal Funding for Assisted Living Settings.

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (July 2017) - LTSS integration with HMOs cannot succeed without addressing the funding gap which prevents transitions to community-based care settings. Coordinated Care Initiative.

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (Dec 2016) - Stuck in Institutions: Very few seniors in California benefit from the Money Follows the Person program

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (Feb 2016) - An End to Business as Usual: Increased Federal Scrutiny of Medicare payments to Skilled Nursing Facilities

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (October 2015) - Twisted Logic: Why is designing smart public policy to keep our frail elderly out of nursing homes such a problem for California?

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (June 2015) - System Upgrade: Managed Medi-Cal long-term support and services will make obsolete substandard locked skilled nursing facilities for “wanderers.”

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (April 2015) - The Revolving Door: The role of residential care facilities for the elderly in lowering hospital readmissions and in LTSS rebalancing.

National Association of Social Workers - California newsletter (December 2014) - A Shaky Foundation: the Assisted Living Waiver and SNF diversion/transition in the future.

Southern California Physician Magazine (January 2014) - Cal Duals: Rebalancing California's Long Term Support and Services

National Association of Social Workers- California newsletter (January 2014) - A Glaring Omission: Inadequate Funding for RCFEs will defeat many of Cal MediConnect's policy goals.

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