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5NAtioNALSeNioRCitizeNSLAwCeNteR2011ANNuALRepoRtnCreatedinterestandactionrelatedtoLGBTolderadultsx19concernsaboutlong-termcarewiththereleaseofalandmarkreportandWeb-basedvideostoriesbasedonaArcusFoundation-supportedsurveyofLGBTseniorsprovidersandothercaregivers.AsaresultaKentuckyphilanthropicgroupgaveagranttoanursinghomeombudsmanagencytotrainstafftobemoreintunewithissuesgayresidentsencounter.InaseriesofpapersonMedicaidpaymentforassistedlivingNSCLCexploredseveralissuesincludingwhetherresidentshavearighttoreturnafterahospitalization.AtaCapitolHillbriefinginMarchNSCLCx19sEricCarlsonurgedstatestoenactmorelawstoprotectassistedlivingresidentsandcalledformorefederaloversight.TheserieswasdevelopedwithsupportfromtheCommonwealthFund.NSCLCmadegreatstridesinbringingseriousattentiontolanguageaccessissues.EarlyintheyearNSCLCpreparedastudyonMedicareplansthatshowedtheywerenotpostingtranslatedmaterials.InNovemberExecutiveDirectorPaulNathansonmoderatedapanelconvenedbyNSCLCattheGrantmakersinAgingnationalconferencehighlightingtheimportanceoftheissuetotheleadingfundersofagingprojects.ImprovingLanguageAccesstoKeepCaliforniaOlderAdultsatHomeAnExaminationoftheInHomeSupportiveServicesIHSSProgramfundedbytheCaliforniaEndowmentwasreleasedinFebruaryandgeneratedmuchdiscussionanddebateinstatepolicycircles.NSCLCalsojoinedwithotherCaliforniaadvocatesinseekingapreliminaryinjunctiontostopcutstotheIn-HomeSupportiveServicesIHSSprogram.Afederaljudgeissuedtheinjunctioninearly2012.NSCLCco-sponsoredaSeptemberMyMedicaidMattersrallyintheshadowoftheU.S.Capitol.HereformerStaffAttorneyGeneCoffeykneelingtalkswithotheradvocates.x1cNSCLCknowsthelawinsideandoutintheirspecialties.Theyhaveabroadperspectiveonwhatishappeninginotherstatesthatmakesourcasesstronger.x1dx14JoelenGatesConnecticutLegalServicesNSCLCHeLpSAHx13arx19fx13lx19thankYx18frx18meskax19x18nAdlx19DayHx13alx19hCx13nx19x13rBillieattendsEskatonfivedaysaweekandwouldhaverequiredskillednursingplacementwithouttheAdultDayHealthCareADHCprogram.Billiex19sdaughterwasnotgoingtobeabletoholddownherjobandcareforBillieathomeifthecenterclosed.AccordingtoEskatonADHCAdministratorJillYunglingwithoutthisuniqueprogrammanyotherparticipantswouldotherwisefaceprematureentranceintoalong-termcarefacility.Some50familyparticipantsandstafffromEskatonADHCofCarmichaelCaliforniapersonallysignedathankyoucardforNSCLCx19sworktosavethestatex19sadultdayhealthcareprogram.