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In Perspective: Better Safety and Quality for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Publication Date: October 2010
Publisher(s): Families USA
Author(s): Families USA
Series:
Topic: Health (Health services for older people)
Keywords: long-term care
Type: Report
Coverage: United States
Abstract:
The brief discusses the Elder Justice Act, the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act, and the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act, three sections in the Affordable Care Act that will bring historic improvements to the quality and safety of long-term care and result in the most comprehensive federal effort ever to fight elder abuse.