News
On this page you'll find NSCLC press releases, links to media coverage of NSCLC, and general announcements.
- Judge Halts IHSS Home Care Cuts; Says They Likely Violate Federal Law (2009/10/19) A Federal judge has stopped the state from making deep cuts in the In Home Supportive Services (IHSS) homecare program that would have affected some 130,000 low income elderly, blind and disabled Californians.
- Social Security Owes ‘Fugitives’ Millions (2009/09/26) The Wall Street Journal coverage on the final approval of the the Martinez settlement.
- Helping Elderly Leave Nursing Homes for a Home (NY Times) (2009/09/19) This New York Times article examines how some states are helping people in nursing homes move back into the community. Quote from NSCLC Staff Attorney Gene Coffey.
- Eric Carlson Discusses Long-Term Care on KPFK (2009/09/16) Eric Carlson, Director of NSCLC’s Long-Term Care Project, appeared on The Lawyers Guild Show on KPFK radio (Los Angeles) on September 10.
- Webinar: Litigating After Iqbal (2009/09/14) Listen to the webinar recorded on Sept. 14, 2009
- NYT Examines Plight of Ethnic Elders (2009/08/31) New York Times article on challenges facing ethnic elders, who now make up America's fastest-growing immigrant group.
- Why Women Are Poor in Retirement: Sources of Support and Income in Retirement (Clearinghouse Review) (2009/08/27) Despite the overall decline in poverty rates among older Americans during the past few decades, the likelihood of a woman being poor in retirement increases with age. Older single women and minority women are especially at risk. This article appears in the July-August 2009 issue of Clearinghouse Review.
- NSCLC Statement on the Legacy of Ted Kennedy (2009/08/26)
- California delays in-home care cuts (Sacramento Bee) (2009/08/20) The California Department of Social Services announced Wednesday that it cannot meet a Sept. 1 deadline requiring it drop or cut aid for more than 100,000 people enrolled in the state's In-Home Supportive Services program.
- Older People with Disabilities Sue to Halt Adult Day Health Care Cuts (2009/08/19) Several elderly plaintiffs with disabilities have filed a class action lawsuit, Brantley, et al. v. Maxwell-Jolly, Director of California Department of Health Care Services, to stop devastating cuts in Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) services.
