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Tag: seniors

caregivers
Posted inMy Turn

Parent and spouse caregivers for In-Home Supportive Services program deserve job rights

by Guest Commentary September 1, 2020August 31, 2020
The Oakmont of Varenna nursing home and assisted living facility in Santa Rosa on July 29, 2020. Oakmont Senior Living, the company responsible for Villa Capri and Varenna, has been accused by the state of abandoning around 100 residents the night of the Tubbs fire in 2017. Photo by Beth LaBerge, KQED
Posted inEnvironment

Disaster planning in nursing homes: The questions to ask your loved one’s facility

by Molly Peterson August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Mark and Kathy Allen hold a photo of Mark's parents at their home in Sebastopol on July 29, 2020. Mark and Kathy evacuated Mark's mother and several other residents of the Villa Capri retirement community as the Tubbs Fire approached in October of 2017. The Oakmont of Varenna nursing home and assisted living facility in Santa Rosa on July 29, 2020. Photo by Beth LaBerge, KQED
Posted inEnvironment

Nursing homes weren’t ready for a pandemic. They’re not ready for wildfire, either

by Lisa Pickoff-White, Molly Peterson, April Dembosky and Danielle Venton August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
Scorched wheelchairs rest outside Cypress Meadows Post-Acute, a nursing home leveled by the Camp Fire in Paradise on Dec. 4, 2018. Photo by Noah Berger, AP Photo
Posted inEnvironment

How we analyzed where older Californians are at increased risk for wildfire

by Lo Bénichou, Molly Peterson and Lisa Pickoff-White August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
In this aerial photo, a burned neighborhood is seen in Paradise, California on November 15, 2018. - The toll in the deadliest wildfires in recent California history climbed to 59 on November 14, 2018, as authorities released a list of 130 people still missing. Photo by JOSH EDELSON, AFP via Getty Images
Posted inEnvironment

See how wildfires endanger older Californians — and it’s getting worse

by Lo Bénichou, Molly Peterson and Lisa Pickoff-White August 10, 2020September 16, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 13: Dan Makevich, of San Francisco, poses with his husband Timothy Gilmore, and their dog Cognac while in their apartment in San Francisco, on Monday, July 13, 2020. Makevich, a senior citizen, is enrolled in a program for digital literacy for low-income elders. Seniors are most affected by COVID-19 and through a program by Community Tech Network they are assisted with training, internet connection and a tablet. Photo: Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Coronavirus: The Bay Area seniors who are left behind by a telehealth tech divide

by Laurence Du Sault July 20, 2020September 16, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Where to get financial help during coronavirus in California — and is it enough?

by Jackie Botts June 29, 2020July 7, 2020
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon urges lawmakers to approve the state budget bill, at the Capitol on June 15, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inEconomy

Budget deal shields neediest Californians, shifts burden to middle class

by Laurel Rosenhall June 24, 2020June 29, 2020
Linda Jacobs, 71, at her home in Concord. Jacobs, who is especially high risk for COVID-19 due to a number of health conditions including diabetes, lung disease and a heart disease, relies on the Multipurpose Senior Services Program to continue living independently. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inAging

“Might as well have them walk the plank” — Cuts may force many seniors into nursing homes

by Barbara Feder Ostrov May 19, 2020September 29, 2021
Posted inWhatMatters

How bad are things? We’ll know more today

by Emily Hoeven May 14, 2020May 14, 2020

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