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Some Hoosiers are still unsure of where their access to home- and community-based services through Medicaid stands as Indiana starts working through its waitlist

New proposed rules for nursing home staffing levels by the Biden administration elicited mixed reactions. Nursing home workers say they’re much needed and long overdue. But some Republican governors echo the long-term care industry’s concerns. They say the measures will push some facilities to shut down.

LGBTQ+ individuals may be more likely to need long term care as they age, but also face increased risk of discrimination, according to a review article from the Regenstrief Institute.

The state has “recommended” four companies but hasn’t awarded the $15 billion in contracts.

Beneficiaries of safety net programs like Medicaid will still be able to sue states and state officials if their rights are violated, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 8. The ruling slammed arguments by the Health and Hospital Corporation of Marion Country trying to roll back this right.

For older Hoosiers who cannot or do not want to drive, walkability can sometimes be an issue, particularly for those in senior living communities.

Legal experts say a ruling in favor of the Marion County agency on the first question could undo half a century of legal precedent.

A ruling against Susie Talevski could strip millions of vulnerable Americans of their power to hold states accountable when they do not receive benefits they’re entitled to.

The family of an 80-year-old woman who was raped and murdered at an Indianapolis nursing home alleges in a lawsuit that her death was the “inevitable result” of poor staffing and “horrendous” conditions at the nursing home.

A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “suspicious” death of a woman at an Indianapolis nursing center where they both were residents, police said.