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Pursuing Quality Long-Term Care — 67 episodes
Understanding Guardianship in Long-Term Care
Utah's Upper Payment Limit Program: How Money Intended for Nursing Home Resident's Got Diverted Away
Dining with Dignity: Food Matters in Long-Term Care
The Impact of State Minimum Staffing Standards on Nursing Homes
The Essential Caregivers Act: Protecting Connection in Long-Term Care
Inspections and Illusions: How Some Nursing Homes Game the System
What is it like to live in long-term care in 2025? (Part 2 of 2)
What is it like to live in long-term care in 2025? (Part 1 of 2)
Documenting Resident Concerns: Tools for Stronger Advocacy in Long-Term Care
Advocating for Increased Personal Needs Allowances in Nursing Homes
No Country for Old People: Behind the Documentary
The Nursing Home Reform Act: The Foundation for Better Care
The Power of Family Advocacy in Long-Term Care
The Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule Will Save 13,000 Lives a Year
Reconciliation and the Possibility of $800 Billion in Cuts to Medicaid, Including Long-Term Care Supports and Services
Third Party Guarantees: When a Nursing Home Tries to Make You Responsible for Someone Else’s Stay
Keeping Safe: A CDC Update on Respiratory Season for Nursing Homes
Voting Access for Long-Term Care Consumers
Don't Drag My Resident into Court: The Impact of Guardianship on Residents in LTC Facilities
Addressing Concerns About Retaliation
Understanding the Nursing Home Minimum Staffing Rule
A Resident Dialogue on Staffing
Celebrating Volunteers in the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Advocating for Better Nursing Home Laws and Regulations
How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America's Nursing Home Crisis
Family Caregivers and Family Councils: Essential Partners for Quality Care
The Measure of Our Age - The Importance of Caring and Advocacy
Residents Amplify Their Voices for Change
Amplifying the Voices of Long-Term Care Consumers Through Advocacy
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements: Do Not Lose Your Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court Weighs in on Nursing Home Residents’ Rights
Progress and Challenges for LGBTQ+ Residents in Long-Term Care Facilities
No Country for Old People: Poor Care in Highly Rated Facilities
The Value of Being Heard: Loneliness and Social Isolation in Long-Term Care
Sharing Lessons from Successes: Facilities that Weathered the Storm of COVID-19 and Staffing Crises
Increase Scrutiny of Nursing Home Finances
Resident Voices on How Staffing Impacts Their Lives
Quality Jobs, Quality Care
Dignity for All: Staffing Standards Benefit Residents and Workers
Advocating for a Resident’s Right to Intimacy and Sexual Expression
What Nursing Home Residents and Their Families Need to Know About COVID-19 Vaccinations and Boosters
Visiting Nursing Homes this Holiday Season
Residents' Rights Month: Inspiring Unity within Our Community
Addressing Abuse in Long-Term Care Facilities
Untangling Nursing Home Staffing & Finances: Making Sense of a Complex Web in a Push for Better Care
A Conversation with Nursing Home Residents: Part II
A Deeper Look at the 2022 Nursing Home Reforms
A Conversation with Nursing Home Residents About Staffing
Nursing Home Neglect: Preventing It and Getting Help
Overview of the Updated CMS Visitation Guidance
A Discussion of Residents' Rights
Advocating for Essential Caregivers
When Your Loved One is Labeled a "Bad Fit:" How to Advocate for the Quality Care they Deserve
Resuming In-Person Ombudsman Visits During COVID-19
Using the CMS Guidance to Open Nursing Home Doors
The Care of Individuals with Dementia
The Devastating Effect of Lockdowns on Residents of Long-Term Care Facilities During COVID-19
The Impact of Social Isolation on Nursing Home Residents During COVID-19
Advocating for Resident’s Rights: About the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Finding Real Solutions for Behavioral Health Needs in Persons with Dementia
Understanding Person-Centered Care
What Does Family Advocacy Look Like During COVID-19?
What to Look for and Questions to Ask as You Resume Visits in a Long-Term Care Facility
Putting a Stop to Poor Care
Keeping Families Together/Bringing A Loved One Home
Staying Connected from a Distance to People Living in Long-Term Care
Avoiding Drugs as Chemical Restraints