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Gov. Newsom's CARE Court program is launching Friday in L.A. County, where officials estimate 4,500 people could be enrolled in the first year.
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The state estimates that up to 12,000 people in California will be eligible for the CARE Court process. Many of them are homeless and their behavior puts them at risk of injury or incarceration.
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.
Southeastern Community College v. Davis, 442 U.S. 397 (1979), was a United States Supreme Court Case from 1979. Its plaintiff was a hearing-impaired student who, after being denied access to the school's nursing department, filed a lawsuit against claiming violation of her rights under the Fourteenth amendment and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Home and Community-Based Services waivers (HCBS waivers) or Section 1915(c) waivers, 42 U.S.C. Ch. 7, § 1396n §§ 1915(c), are a type of Medicaid waiver.HCBS waivers expand the types of settings in which people can receive comprehensive long-term care under Medicaid.
A federal district court threw out Laufer's lawsuit on standing grounds, but in a 2022 ruling the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived Laufer’s claim.
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is a California state department which administers vocational rehabilitation services. It provides vocational rehabilitation services and advocacy from over 100 locations throughout California seeking employment, independence, and equality for individuals with disabilities .