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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Sep 15

This isn’t the nursing home care my family deserved — and it’s not what yours deserves either

We must raise the bar for what we accept as “care” in our long-term care system — state director of AARP New Jersey.

NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Aug 20

NJ Nursing Home Residents have a message for NJ Legislators...
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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jul 2

A New Jersey nursing home resident explains how Medicaid helps maintain her health. Take action. Call 866-426-2631 and tell your Congress person to SAVE MEDICAID. #SaveMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #MedicaidMatters #nursinghome #MedicaidCuts

NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jul 2

A New Jersey nursing home resident discusses how important Medicaid is. Take action! Call 866-426-2631 and tell your Congress person to SAVE MEDICAID. #SaveMedicaid #HandsOffMedicaid #MedicaidMatters #nursinghome #MedicaidCuts.

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 30

Direct care workers are vital to people in long-term care or receiving support in the community, and the NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman wants to champion the workers’ cause. This is why we joined the Essential Jobs, Essential Care NJ Coalition. Learn more: essentialjobsnj.org.

We are 70+ organizations and individuals across New Jersey that have come together to advocate for policy changes to support and grow the direct care workforce.

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 29

"The rich get richer and the poor get nothing.

"At this point, the Legislature is throwing money at nursing home owners and stripping away the state’s own ability to ensure better quality."

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 29

"So the for-profit nursing homes get more tax dollars with virtually no oversight into how they are spent, while the nursing home residents on Medicaid can’t afford basic things, like new shoes or phone service, because they only get $50 to live on every month.”

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 29

"This is completely outrageous. And there is nothing in the budget about increasing the personal needs allowance for the residents on Medicaid."

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 29

"The Legislature is trying to take away Medicaid’s ability to steer people away from low-quality nursing homes. They’re creating a bed tax to give an across-the-board rate increase to even the worst-performing nursing homes. And they are lowering the standards for quality incentive payments."

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New Report From AARP NJ Exposes Lack of Transparency in State’s Multi-Billion Dollar Nursing Home Industry

NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 29

Laurie Facciarossa Brewer, NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman, issued a statement on New Jersey’s proposed FY 2026 budget:

"This budget proposal is a complete giveaway to the nursing home industry.”

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New Jersey Office of the State Comptroller @njcomptroller.bsky.social · Jun 29

A last-minute provision in the State budget, due to be passed Monday, requires NJ to continue funding the lowest-rated nursing homes. (See p. 159)
OSC reports have shown these Medicaid-funded nursing homes maximize profits by providing subpar care.

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Jun 6

Thank you to AARP New Jersey for shining a light on nursing home finances... states.aarp.org/new-jersey/n...

Findings Show Nearly $2 Billion in Payments to Nursing Home Owners’ Private Companies from 2021–2023, Including $285 Million in Overpayments Report Raises Concerns About Public Dollars Being Diverte...

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Why N.J. just stopped these operators from buying a nursing home with 209 vulnerable residents

NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · May 29

“I applaud the state comptroller for making it known that New Jersey will not invite owners of poor performing nursing homes to expand their interests in this state.” -- Laurie Facciarossa Brewer, Long-Term Care Ombudsman. www.nj.com/politics/202...

An advocate for the elderly applauds N.J. "for making it known that New Jersey will not invite owners of poor performing nursing homes to expand their interests in this state."

Louis Bonilla: A New Lease on Life, Thanks to Medicaid & Medicare

NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you to Louis Bonilla, a member of New Jersey Nursing Home Residents United, for sharing his story in the fight to #SaveMedicaid. #MedicaidSavesLives familiesusa.org/stories/loui...

A former musician, now President of the Resident Council at Complete Care Nursing Home in Brick, NJ, Louis Bonilla is a passionate advocate for Medicaid and Medicare after the programs saved his life.

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · May 19

A member of NJ Nursing Home Residents United shares his compelling story on the importance of Medicaid.
Take actions and help protect Medicaid! Call your legislators and say SAVE MEDICAID.
#medicaid #medicaidcuts #nursinghome #takeaction

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · May 2

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In the US, not even $11,000 a month can buy you dignity at the end of your life

After watching my father’s struggle in a system that values profit over compassion, I wonder: how much longer will we accept a future where most of us lose our sense of human worth in old age?

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 30

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I’m a nursing home resident. Please support this life-changing program

Help restore some of our dignity and give us more choices.

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 30

Inside the ‘multi-billion-dollar game’ to funnel cash from nursing homes to sister companies

In an industry that has long been a target of criticism over opaque ways it makes and spends its revenues, some long-term-care operators have become adept at the legal practice of paying related side ...

Many nursing homes feed residents on less than $10 a day: ‘That’s appallingly low.’

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thanks to New Jersey Advance Media for highlighting this important story. www.nj.com/news/2025/04...

“You can’t feed anyone on less than $10 a day,” said a Harvard professor who studies nursing homes. Is anyone watching?

NJ Nursing Home Resident Shares Why $50 is NOT Enough to Cover Basic Needs

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 24

Nursing home residents on #Medicaid receive only $50/month to cover personal costs, which is not enough to live on.

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Visit www.njleg.state.nj.us#findLegislator to find your legislator. Urge them to support bill A3908/S3319 to raise the PNA to $140.

#healthcare #advocacy

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 23

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NJ residents on Medicaid, living in nursing homes, need more resources — not less |

A bill in Trenton will increase the monthly Personal Needs Allowance for nursing home residents to $140. New Jersey lawmakers must pass it.

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Nursing home residents on Medicaid receive only $50/mo for personal items, hobbies, and passion projects. Hear why $50 is simply NOT enough.
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Visit www.njleg.state.nj.us#findLegislator to contact legislators. Urge them to support A3908/S3319 to raise the PNA to $140.

NJ Nursing Home Resident Shares Why PNA of $50 is NOT Enough

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NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 15

Nursing home residents on Medicaid receive only $50/mo for personal items, hobbies, and passion projects. Hear why $50 is simply NOT enough.
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Visit www.njleg.state.nj.us#findLegislator to contact legislators. Urge them to support A3908/S3319 to raise the PNA to $140.

NJ Long-Term Care Ombudsman @njelderombudsman.bsky.social · Apr 9

Nursing home residents on Medicaid receive only $50/mo for personal items, hobbies, and passion projects. Hear Pat share why $50 isn't enough.
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Visit www.njleg.state.nj.us#findLegislator to contact legislators. Urge them to support A3908/S3319 to raise the PNA to $140.