Month: July 2022
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How to Choose a Nursing Home
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Choosing a Nursing Home During the Pandemic
Choosing a nursing home for a family member is most difficult in the best of times.
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How to Value Real Property
Property Other than the Principal Residence Other real property can be exempt if the net market value of the property is $6,000 or less and if the beneficiary is “utilizing” the property, i.e., receiving yearly income of at least 6% of the net market value.Example:John has some land whose net market value is $5,000.
Making Care Plans Work
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One of your most important rights as a nursing home resident is to receive the necessary care and services to “attain or maintain the highest practicable physical, mental and psychosocial well-being” in accordance with a written plan of care.
Attorney General Reminds Law Enforcement Officials that Self-Help Evictions Are Illegal
New guidance from the state Attorney General’s office reminds law enforcement officers that evictions without a court order (self-help evictions) are illegal in California. The guide states “it has long been the law in California that a tenant can be removed from a rental property only after there has been a court judgment and a writ of possession has been issued.”In long term care facilities, residents are often subjected to self-help evictions. The expiration of time on a discharge notice does not authorize a residential long term care provider to force a resident out. Occasionally, long term care facility residents who are hospitalized or leave the facility for a short time are refused readmission (i.e., an illegal lock-out). In some wrongful long term care facility eviction cases, the police are called and, rather than stop the illegal self-help eviction, they actually enable the eviction by threatening the resident with arrest for “trespassing” in their own home. Hopefully, the Attorney General’s guidance will end law enforcement’s ignorance about what is legally required in eviction cases and help reduce illegal self-help evictions.
Nursing Home Admission Agreements
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When you are admitted to a nursing home, you will be asked to sign an admission agreement that explains your rights and responsibilities and those of the nursing home.
Residents’ Rights
HAS INTERNAL LINKS Residents of nursing homes have rights under both federal and state law. Nursing homes are required to inform residents of these rights and protect and promote their rights.
In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
What is IHSS? IHSS is a statewide program administered by each county under the direction of the California Department of Social Services.
Outline of Nursing Home Residents’ Rights
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USC United States CodeCFR Code of Federal RegulationsCCR California Code of RegulationsH&S Code California Health and Safety CodeW&I Code California Welfare & Institutions Code I.