After ‘truly appalling’ death toll in nursing homes, California rethinks their funding
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The state wants to tie Medicaid funding more directly to performance, but the powerful nursing home lobby is raising objections.
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PRD fosters community with new Senior Meet-Up Groups
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Meet new people while playing, exploring, creating and doing the things you love.Around Town
Summer brings new hours for pickleball
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Play will be available every day of the week at the middle school, with designated courts for beginner and advanced beginner players.California
In California, nursing home owners can operate after they’re denied a license
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One nursing home chain, with properties throughout the state, has seen at least 23 residents die at a 99-bed Southern California facility since the pandemic began.California
‘Better than the hospital’: Pandemic boosts care for serious illnesses at home
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Covid-19 and dozens of other illnesses now qualify for home treatment under a new federal effort aimed at freeing up hospital beds during public health emergencies.COVID-19
Tips for older adults to regain their game after a cooped-up year
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Experts offer advice on how to address issues such as muscle weakness, poor nutrition, disrupted sleep, anxiety and social isolation.COVID-19
As pandemic eases, many seniors have lost strength, may need rehabilitative services
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Physicians are concerned that older adults who have been less active have seen a significant decline in functioning.California
The vulnerable homebound are left behind on vaccination
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Despite Blue Shield's contractual obligation with the state to vaccinate homebound people, health experts say the state is failing to reach the homebound.California
California oversight of nursing homes called ‘befuddling,’ ‘broken’
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Officials have let the state’s largest nursing home owner and his companies operate 18 homes for years while failing to decide whether to grant the required licenses.COVID-19
Texas winter storm exposes gaps in senior living oversight
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Of the state’s 1,200 nursing facilities, about 50% lost power or had burst pipes or water issues, and 23 had to be evacuated.Around Town
