Long-Term Care

Having Trouble with Your Nursing Home? Learn Common Problems & How to Resolve Them
By Karen Fletcher on February 4, 2019
Can a nursing home deny needed therapy services? Evict a resident for being “difficult”? Limit family members and friends...
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Statement on Governor’s New Year Budget ~ Good Investments & More is Needed for Long Term Care Needs of Older Adults & Those with Disabilities
By Karen Fletcher on January 29, 2019
The Governor’s January 2019-20 budget proposal makes much-needed investments in California’s communities. Yet, more is required to address the...
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Your Story Can Help Us Fix California’s Broken Long Term Care System
By Karen Fletcher on January 22, 2019
Did you or a loved one have to spend all of your savings and other assets in order to...
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Californians Deserve an Alternative to Nursing Homes ~ Support AB 2233
By Karen Fletcher on September 6, 2018
AB 2233 (Kaira) expands California’s Assisted Living Waiver Program, which offers seniors and persons with disabilities the option to...
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New Nursing Home Search Website Dangerously Misleading
By Karen Fletcher on February 27, 2018
Our partners, California Advocates for Nursing Home Reform (CANHR) recently published an alert about a new website, Cal Health...
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GAO Report Reveals Little Accountability for Regular “Critical Incidents” in Assisted Living Facilities
By Karen Fletcher on February 7, 2018
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a report revealing that thousands of “Critical Incidents” in assisted living facilities...
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Bonnie Speaks on NAIC Panel Focusing on Retirement Security
By Karen Fletcher on August 10, 2017
Thank you to Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist at California Health Advocates, who has served as a...
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Over 8,800 Californians Affected By Largest Long-Term Care Insurance Company Insolvency
By Karen Fletcher on March 23, 2017
The largest long-term care insurance company insolvency in the history of this industry, estimated at $2.1 billion, is underway....
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CHA Provides Testimony on Long Term Care Insurance Rate Increases
By Karen Fletcher on October 27, 2016
October 25, 2016 Commissioner Alfred W. Redmer Jr. State of Maryland Insurance Administration Attention: Adam Zimmerman, Actuarial Analyst 200...
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Recollections of an Advocate: a Brief Overview of the California Partnership for Long Term Care
By Karen Fletcher on October 18, 2016
This policy brief, written by Bonnie Burns, our Training and Policy Specialist provides background and an overview of the...
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