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How Can You Protect Your Loved One’s Privacy When Working with a Caregiver?

We all value our privacy, and healthcare privacy is something many people value the most. Our medical records and history are private pieces of information through the Health Insurance and Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Doctors, nurses, and other healthcare…

Jan 13, 2021

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New York City Councilman Joseph Borelli told FOX News there are now bipartisan calls for an investigation of Governor Cuomo’s controversial order on March 25 that required nursing homes to accept or re-admit all COVID-19 positive patients.

May 28, 2020

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Nursing Home COVID-19 Reporting Rules To Be Strengthened – NPR

The federal government will now require all U.S. nursing homes to disclose to residents and their families if staff or any other residents have contracted the coronavirus according to NPR. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) says notification…

Apr 22, 2020

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The New York State Health Department will not release information about the number of positive COVID-19 cases in nursing homes and related deaths in specific facilities across the state because of privacy issues, according to Spectrum Local News. “The nursing…

Apr 16, 2020

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UPDATE: New Congressional Bill Would Ban Forced Arbitration Clauses In Nursing Home Contracts

Clauses Prevent Families From Suing a Facility in Court for Neglect and Abuse of a Loved One Last December, two members of Congress introduced a bill that would ban skilled nursing facilities from requiring residents to sign forced arbitration agreements…

Jan 23, 2020

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woman listening to a lawyer discuss a nursing home's forced arbitration document

Read This Before Signing A Nursing Home Contract

Forced Arbitration Clauses Prevent You from Suing a Nursing Home in Court for Neglect or Abuse of a Loved One Placing a family member in a nursing home is stressful. It can be even more traumatic when a choice must…

Jun 26, 2019

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