Are You or a Loved One Facing Nursing Home Placement? In-Home Care May Be an Option.
If you or a loved one may be facing admission to a skilled nursing facility, you should understand the basic facts of long term care, how to pay for a nursing home stay, and, perhaps most importantly for most of us, how to avoid going to the nursing home. Planning cannot start soon enough. Paying…
Read MoreCourts Issue Updated COVID-19 Related Orders Regarding Court Operations and Phased Re-opening
Courts Will Continue to Conduct most Business Virtually until at least September. By: Wynn Gerhard, JD The Massachusetts Courts continue to monitor the evolving risks from COVID-19, and have recently updated new Standing Orders and updates on Court procedures. Outlined below is the status of these Orders as of June 24, 2020, for the Supreme…
Read MorePolicy Report: Nursing Home Policy Reforms Signaled by the COVID-19 Crisis
The Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute members have compiled a report titled “Nursing Home Policy Reforms Signaled by the COVID-19 Crisis”. The report offers four cost-effective proposals for improving the care of nursing home residents, especially those who are cognitively impaired and unable to communicate their own needs.
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