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Anita Cameron: How Many More Have To Die In Nursing Facilities In the Age of COVID-19?

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COVID-19 continues to rage through America, but not many of us outside the media and disability rights and justice groups are talking about an overlooked population – residents of nursing facilities and institutions for disabled people, who are dying of COVID-19. To date, more than 51,000 residents and employees of nursing homes and long-term care … Continue reading Anita Cameron: How Many More Have To Die In Nursing Facilities In the Age of COVID-19? →

NDY Files Comment Against Proposed CMS Rule Changes That Would Put More People In Nursing “Homes”

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Thanks to the Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies for alerting disability advocates to proposed federal rule changes that would make it easier to put disabled people of all ages into nursing “homes” and other facilities, as well as make it harder for them to move back out to the community. The deadline for comments is … Continue reading NDY Files Comment Against Proposed CMS Rule Changes That Would Put More People In Nursing “Homes” →

DREDF Statement on Hollywood Hills Tragedy: In Emergency Planning, Disabled People Are Too Often Left Behind

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As the southern half of the United States begins repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Irma, news reports surfaced that residents of a Hollywood Hills assisted living facility called The Rehabilitation Center were inside the center without air conditioning. Eight people died even though there was a hospital across the street, just mere yards from … Continue reading DREDF Statement on Hollywood Hills Tragedy: In Emergency Planning, Disabled People Are Too Often Left Behind →