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Jul. 9—Marla Carter, an Owensboro resident and local advocate for long-term care residents, recently spoke at a U.S. Capitol rally in support of implementing a federal Essential Caregivers Act ...
Patient advocacy is a process in health care concerned with advocacy for patients, survivors, and caregivers. The patient advocate [1] may be an individual or an organization, concerned with healthcare standards or with one specific group of disorders.
Nursing home residents' rights are the legal and moral rights of the residents of a nursing home. [1] Legislation exists in various jurisdictions to protect such rights. An early example of a statute protecting such rights is Florida statute 400.022, enacted in 1980, and commonly known as the Residents' Rights Act.
The Consumer Voice is the source for long-term care education, advocacy, and policy analysis at both the state and federal level. The organization addresses issues such as inadequate staffing in nursing homes, maintenance of residents' rights and empowerment of residents, and support for family members and development of family councils.
Leaders of an advocacy group for nursing home residents urged New York City voters to reject Andrew Cuomo's expected comeback bid for mayor, following the massive amount of COVID-19-related deaths.
Nurses sought to identify, at an early stage, any conditions potentially detrimental to the health, safety, and welfare of residents. Nursing home program gave extra attention to patient needs ...
Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States are non-profit organizations in the US who have as one of their primary goals healthcare reform in the United States. These notable organizations address issues such as universal healthcare , national health insurance , and single-payer healthcare .
Some nursing homes cry poverty while using complex financial arrangements to shield profits. How can California enforce new federal staffing requirements?