Prescott Cole, CANHR’s Senior Staff Attorney, was presented with the prestigious Sentinel Award at the annual conference and luncheon hosted by the Elder Financial Protection Network in San Francisco on March 27.
PRESS RELEASEApril 08, 2008Billion Dollar Funding Increase Fails to ImproveNursing Home Care in California San Francisco — A study released today by UCSF found that the quality of nursing home care in California declined despite a lucrative new Medi–Cal rate system that greatly increased payments to nursing homes.
San Francisco — A study released today by UCSF found that the quality of nursing home care in California declined despite a lucrative new Medi–Cal rate system that greatly increased payments to nursing homes.
Article:“Nursing Home Lobbyist Quits After He Predicts SEIU Powerplay” Original source:http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-04-02/news/nursing-home-lobbyist-quits-after-he-predicts-seiu-power-play/full SF Weekly By Matt SmithPublished: April 2, 2008 On Wednesday, March 19, at 8:52 p.m., Scott Carlson, executive director of California Alliance to Advance Nursing Home Care, was apparently in an optimistic mood.
Nursing homes must establish a careplan for each resident that identifies the resident’s needs and how they will be met. If done properly, the careplan is a custom made strategy for how the staff will help the resident each day.
My mother has lived at a nursing home for about two years, and shares a room with a single roommate.