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  • Health

Will Georgia Ease Rules For Visitors In Long Term Care Facilities? 'He's Deteriorating Mentally'

Restrictions on visits were imposed early in the COVID pandemic, as nursing homes and other long-term care facilities endured a horrific disease toll. More than 4,000 Georgia residents of these homes have died — about one-third of the state’s confirmed deaths from COVID-19.

February 05, 2021
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Berman Commons

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  • News

Governor Green Lights Senior Care Visits But Safety Guidelines A Tall Order

The guidelines – ordered last Tuesday by Gov. Brian Kemp and outlined by the state Department of Public Health – represent the first official guidance from the state on how and when the public should engage with some of the state’s most vulnerable residents.

September 21, 2020
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By:
  • Jill Nolin

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Lawmakers Move To Address Inadequate Senior Care

Today on Political Rewind, discussion on the reforms mandated by the state for senior care homes following a year-long investigation into the industry...

July 06, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes

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  • News

OST Full Show: Legislation For Senior Care, Richard Jewell, Robyn Hitchcock

Health and Human Services Chair Sharon Cooper says she will introduce legislation to improve staffing and oversight of senior care facilities after an...

December 13, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more
An investigation from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found hundreds of safety violations, incidents of physical abuse, and assaults to dignity in private pay senior care facilities in Georgia.

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  • On Aging

AJC Investigation Into Stark Realities of Georgia's Senior Homes Coming To GPB-TV

The challenge of finding the right balance of independence and attentive care for long-term senior living can be challenging – even gut-wrenching – for...

November 14, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
An investigation from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution found hundreds of safety violations, incidents of physical abuse, and assaults to dignity in private pay senior care facilities in Georgia.

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  • Health Care

AJC Investigation Into Senior Care Reveals Stark Realities In Homes Across Georgia

The challenge of finding the right balance of independence and attentive care for long-term senior living can be challenging – even gut-wrenching – for...

October 01, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Pria Mahadevan

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  • News

On Second Thought For Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2019

An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigative series has uncovered a chilling reality at some senior care facilities. Get the story from the AJC...

October 01, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Amy Kiley ,
  • and 6 more

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  • Law

Georgia To Cut 30,000 Poor, Elderly And Disabled From Medicaid

Earlier in June, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that 17,000 poor, elderly or disabled Georgians had lost their Medicaid benefits. The Georgia...

June 19, 2019
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Betty Rouse, top left, and Ida McClinton talk while sharing lunch at the Twiggs County Senior Center in Jeffersonville. Studies show that eating together is better for seniors since they tend to eat more in each other's company.

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  • Food

GPB Series 'Full Plates' Explores Food Access In Georgia — Including Plan For Senior Hunger

Food insecurity is a pressing issue nationwide — particularly in Georgia, where one out of every four children live in food insecure households. It's a...

May 28, 2019
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Josephine Bennett ,
  • and 1 more
Relatives of deceased residents of the Gray Health And Rehabilitation assisted living home in Gray pray together near the end of the annual bereavement ceremony at the facility on May 14.

Better Living Through Acknowledging Death

One by one, their names were recited as family members clutched one another’s hands and silently wept. Seventeen men and women had died within the past...

September 04, 2018
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By:
  • Judith Graham-Kaiser Health News

Georgia's Senior Health Care Crisis

A recent report puts Georgia 41st in the nation for its quality of senior health. According to America’s Health Rankings Senior Report, that’s two slots...

July 27, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris and
  • Sean Powers

On Second Thought For Thursday, July 27, 2017

First, a recent report puts Georgia 41st in the nation for its quality of senior health. According to America’s Health Rankings Senior Report, that’s...

July 27, 2017
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By:
  • Tony Harris ,
  • Emily Cureton ,
  • and 3 more

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