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UK has a coordinated system, so knowing that a request has been made and assessed is in one database, along with services. Not so here where one could possibly see services for dual-eligibles, but not for folks who pay privately for at least some. But ours would be hugely larger!
Rarely does a news report result in real change - cms.gov/files/document/qso-2… Congratulations - and I hope this starts a clean-up and quality improvement for hospice!
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Or, if not prevention, supportive care! Let's fund supportive care first - once folks can count on food, housing, personal care, and dementia support, then we can consider all the feeding tubes, CPRs, ER trips, etc.
via @NYTimes - We need treatment for #alzheimers that is validated, peer reviewed and effective. Imagine what could be done with $26000 a year for every potential Medicare beneficiary with AD on the side of #prevention! nytimes.com/2022/12/29/healt…
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Remarkable story. Amyloid in dementia might mostly be built on fraud. So sad, but important to follow and understand - and push journals and NIH to investigate quickly. science.org/content/article/…
They even call for nursing staffing standards and ownership transparency. It's an action agenda worth replicating and achieving!
Look at this! The Am Coll Physicians has come out in favor of most everything that matters in long-term care! Including public catastrophic long-term care insurance! acponline.org/acp-newsroom/a… @DavidCGrabowski @JoanneKenen @howard_gleckman @wassdoc
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We see the oncoming calamity - homelessness, food insecurity, and lack of personal care for elders with disabilities - mid-terms offer one good opportunity to put the financing and delivery of eldercare on the policy agenda. Let's push candidates! Info at drjoannelynn.org
Good report on volunteer Villages for eldercare - part of the solution is a rebirth of neighborliness, somewhat organized!
Americans have always wanted to age at home, the pandemic magnified that desire. Good piece by @GlobeRobW on opportunities and challenges. bostonglobe.com/2022/04/18/m…
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Hey! CMS held its ground - Aducanumab is up for study nytimes.com/2022/04/07/healt… and Biogen has filed an initial study protocol! investors.biogen.com/news-re… Maybe we'll see lower Medicare Part B and reasonable science (and pricing?) #aducanumab @rightcarenow
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Webinar now - strong words from the Committee - listen in and have a look at the report https:nationalacademy.org/nursingh…
New consensus study report from @theNASEM #NursingHomeStudy! The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality: Honoring Our Commitment to Residents, Families, and Staff. Read now: ow.ly/IHtg50IAiHY #NursingHomeCare
Nat Acad report coming Ap 6 - The National Imperative to Improve Nursing Home Quality. Release webinar nationalacademies.org/event/… on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (EST) Be ready to create a Twitter response drjoannelynn.org/2022/03/15/…
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A good review of a seriously dysfunctional policy - just needs to start including supportive care - which needs to be provided geographically, rather than through competitive MA plans or doctors' offices. healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377… #LTC
Agreed! In policy terms, how much support in home should be paid by public funds? Try- for less than two weeks, around the clock; for longer periods, up to 45 hours per week (so family caregivers can work)? Maybe more generous for younger adults? What do others propose?#LTC
Congress must invest in more options for in-home care for #OlderAdults & people w/disabilities. Nobody wants to live in an institution & nobody should have to if they can stay safely at home with help from #AreaAgenciesonAging. #MedicaidHCBS #BetterCareBetterJobs
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Let's push the upcoming National Academy of Medicine report on nursing homes into lots of press and social media coverage. My blog can help prepare you to congratulate, criticize, and get people pushing politicians to make changes in #LTC. drjoannelynn.org/2022/03/15/…
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Recovery at home works well - for folks who can get aides, nurses, doctors to their home daily - and who have a livable home. Let's see if we can assure those conditions for all elders. #LTC
Good coverage from @mcknightsltcn of our new SNF-at-home paper led by @davidlevinemd with @shisadoctor @drjschnip.
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Why doesn't PACE serve most elders living with serious disability? @Paula_span tells the tale nytimes.com/2022/03/12/healt… - but also, the 10x to 20x increase in Medicare's Part D for drugs keeps Medicare-only elders out of PACE.medicaring.org/2018/05/17/hv… Let's fix that now!
Federal catastrophic LTC insurance is key to long-term financing
In addition to all our other reforms, we need enduring fixes for #LongTermCare financing. Federal catastrophic long-term care insurance would address this need. drjoannelynn.org/2022/03/08/…
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Please watch this short @NAHCA film on the experiences of certified nurse aides working in nursing homes during the pandemic. Very powerful! Thanks @LoriPorterNAHCA for putting this together
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Biden Admin proposals are good medicine for Nursing Homes but most are promissory notes requiring action by Congress/CMS - so advocates must ensure they happen. And we must push financing of LT$$ and get serious demos addressing HCBS and OAA/HUD services. Time for action!
Biden to launch ambitious overhaul of nursing home quality, by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar @AP “This plan is a major step forward for quality and safety in our nation’s nursing homes,” said Terry Fulmer
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Very important! Advocates for living with disabilities and frailty must advocate for safe, adapted, and affordable housing. Let's push for ALL new residential housing to have key elements of universal design - and to have housing stock suitable for old age! Thanks to @RRFAging
Older people prefer to remain in their own homes but traditional #housing development makes this tough.
@RRFAging new issue brief - Home Front & Center: Supporting Access to Affordable & Quality Housing - highlights collective & innovative solutions bit.ly/RRFHousing #aging
