Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island
@abcri.bsky.social
Working together to improve long-term care for Rhode Islanders.
Hospital dumping in RI displaces LTC residents from their homes, wastes overextended hospital resources, and violates state and federal regulations, but continues unabated.
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Patients are being 'dumped' and left at RI hospitals for months, even years. Why?
Due to a complex set of factors, long-term care facilities routinely refuse to let patients return after they are admitted to the hospital.
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October 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Hospital dumping in RI displaces LTC residents from their homes, wastes overextended hospital resources, and violates state and federal regulations, but continues unabated.
www.providencejournal.com/story/news/h...
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Lori Porter is 🔥🔥🔥
Must watch for anyone involved in #LongTermCare as consumer, provider, regulator, or advocate.
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Must watch for anyone involved in #LongTermCare as consumer, provider, regulator, or advocate.
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07.28.25, Partners in Caregiving with Lori Porter and Jenine Ferrari
YouTube video by Gray Panthers NYC
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August 6, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lori Porter is 🔥🔥🔥
Must watch for anyone involved in #LongTermCare as consumer, provider, regulator, or advocate.
youtu.be/ht12lUijiBQ
Must watch for anyone involved in #LongTermCare as consumer, provider, regulator, or advocate.
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Resident councils give people a voice and a sense of power. They help improve meals, shape activity calendars, and create space for shared solutions.
Ask your facility about starting or joining one of these groups.
#RISLTCOP #ResidentVoices #LTCLeadership #CommunityInCare #RhodeIslandElders
Ask your facility about starting or joining one of these groups.
#RISLTCOP #ResidentVoices #LTCLeadership #CommunityInCare #RhodeIslandElders
July 16, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Resident councils give people a voice and a sense of power. They help improve meals, shape activity calendars, and create space for shared solutions.
Ask your facility about starting or joining one of these groups.
#RISLTCOP #ResidentVoices #LTCLeadership #CommunityInCare #RhodeIslandElders
Ask your facility about starting or joining one of these groups.
#RISLTCOP #ResidentVoices #LTCLeadership #CommunityInCare #RhodeIslandElders
In the wake of the tragic events at the assisted living in Fall River, I am reminded of a visit I made to a dementia care #assistedliving in RI in 2024. What follows are excerpts of my notes from that visit. 1/x
July 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
In the wake of the tragic events at the assisted living in Fall River, I am reminded of a visit I made to a dementia care #assistedliving in RI in 2024. What follows are excerpts of my notes from that visit. 1/x
RI #assistedliving facilities are inspected every two years. Per RIDOH policy, they NEVER have fines levied for deficiencies. @mackdistrict6.bsky.social @davidmoralesri.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
RI #assistedliving facilities are inspected every two years. Per RIDOH policy, they NEVER have fines levied for deficiencies. @mackdistrict6.bsky.social @davidmoralesri.bsky.social
Official state holiday in RI as of 2024, thanks to @mackdistrict6.bsky.social and Rep Brianna Henries ❤️
Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, but it's been recognized at the state level much longer. Texas has celebrated it locally since the 1860s and made it an official state holiday in 1980. Florida first recognized it in 1991, Oklahoma in 1994. www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
June 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Official state holiday in RI as of 2024, thanks to @mackdistrict6.bsky.social and Rep Brianna Henries ❤️
The tragic murders/shootings of legislators and their spouses in Minnesota is also a reminder of the incredible courage it takes for our RI legislators to stand up every day for what they and their constituents believe in. 💙
June 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The tragic murders/shootings of legislators and their spouses in Minnesota is also a reminder of the incredible courage it takes for our RI legislators to stand up every day for what they and their constituents believe in. 💙
See you all same time next Saturday? And the next? Until our democracy is safe?
NoKingsRI: Carol Costa, Executive Director of the Senior Agenda
NoKingsRI: Carol Costa, Executive Director of the Senior Agenda
YouTube video by Steve Ahlquist
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June 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
See you all same time next Saturday? And the next? Until our democracy is safe?
Sign on to urge your state legislators: protect affordable healthcare by passing the RI Individual Marketplace Affordability Act!
Protect affordable healthcare coverage for 40,000 HealthSource RI enrollees. Click to tell your R.I. State Legislators: Act now to protect affordable healthcare by passing the RI Individual Marketplace Affordability Act (H5996/S707)! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell your R.I. State Legislators: Act now to protect affordable healthcare!
Contact your state legislators today!
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June 10, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Sign on to urge your state legislators: protect affordable healthcare by passing the RI Individual Marketplace Affordability Act!
The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is here to help LTC residents and their carepartners! Register now and join on Zoom tonight, 6/10.
📣 Tonight at 7 PM: Join RISLTCOP’s Monthly Zoom Meeting.
If you have a loved one in long-term care in Rhode Island, this is your space to ask questions, learn about residents' rights, or just hear from others navigating long-term care.
🖥️ Join us: bit.ly/riltcopzoomreg
If you have a loved one in long-term care in Rhode Island, this is your space to ask questions, learn about residents' rights, or just hear from others navigating long-term care.
🖥️ Join us: bit.ly/riltcopzoomreg
June 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The Long Term Care Ombudsman Program is here to help LTC residents and their carepartners! Register now and join on Zoom tonight, 6/10.
Unconscionable. State and federal regulations prohibit this, but it’s shockingly common.
With no notice, he was told his mother could not return to her long term care facility
“EOHHS, DOH, and the AG all failed my mother and, in effect, all seniors in long-term care facilities of any kind. With no consequence, any facility can essentially ignore the law with impunity.”
“EOHHS, DOH, and the AG all failed my mother and, in effect, all seniors in long-term care facilities of any kind. With no consequence, any facility can essentially ignore the law with impunity.”
With no notice, he was told his mother could not return to her long term care facility
“EOHHS, DOH, and the AG all failed my mother and, in effect, all seniors in long-term care facilities of any kind. With no consequence, any facility can essentially ignore the law with impunity.”
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May 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Unconscionable. State and federal regulations prohibit this, but it’s shockingly common.
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A new factbook from Protect Our Healthcare RI highlights the significant impact the president's proposed Medicaid cuts would have on Rhode Islanders, one in three of whom rely on the service for health care.
Report: 366K+ Rhode Islanders would be impacted by proposed Medicaid cuts
The Protect Our Healthcare RI, which is a coalition of consumer and nonprofit organizations, unveiled a new factbook report Friday that stresses the importance of federal and state Medicaid spendin…
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May 17, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A new factbook from Protect Our Healthcare RI highlights the significant impact the president's proposed Medicaid cuts would have on Rhode Islanders, one in three of whom rely on the service for health care.
Resident and family councils provide spaces where all residents can feel comfortable sharing concerns. H5169/H5170 and S484/S787 protect residents’ and families’ rights to form and sustain councils. bit.ly/alre-abcri
May 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Resident and family councils provide spaces where all residents can feel comfortable sharing concerns. H5169/H5170 and S484/S787 protect residents’ and families’ rights to form and sustain councils. bit.ly/alre-abcri
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Read Vincent's story, he is just one of millions of Americans for whom Medicaid is critical to their well being. protecthealthri.org/news/with-me...
#ProtectMedicaid #handsoffourmedicaid
#ProtectMedicaid #handsoffourmedicaid
With Medicaid, Vincent was able to Thrive After Brain Surgery
“Medicaid matters; it gives me the ability to live in my community and provides the assistance I need to be independent.”
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May 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Read Vincent's story, he is just one of millions of Americans for whom Medicaid is critical to their well being. protecthealthri.org/news/with-me...
#ProtectMedicaid #handsoffourmedicaid
#ProtectMedicaid #handsoffourmedicaid
Herewith all of the pending bills sponsored by the senators who supported #ryanpearson for RI Senate president.
So grateful to live in a state where these bills can still be judged and passed on their merits! bit.ly/risenate25
So grateful to live in a state where these bills can still be judged and passed on their merits! bit.ly/risenate25
All 2025 bills sponsored by Senators who voted for Pearson
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April 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Herewith all of the pending bills sponsored by the senators who supported #ryanpearson for RI Senate president.
So grateful to live in a state where these bills can still be judged and passed on their merits! bit.ly/risenate25
So grateful to live in a state where these bills can still be judged and passed on their merits! bit.ly/risenate25
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NEW: ‘You sacrifice your life’
Home health care workers are demanding better pay in Rhode Island, and beyond. But proposed cuts to Medicaid could stand in their way.
@bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/29/m...
Home health care workers are demanding better pay in Rhode Island, and beyond. But proposed cuts to Medicaid could stand in their way.
@bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/29/m...
‘You sacrifice your life’: Home health care workers are demanding better pay. Cuts to Medicaid could stand in their way. - The Boston Globe
Cuts to Medicaid would have profound effects on the 4.5 million home-based patients nationally for whom health care workers are a lifeline.
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April 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW: ‘You sacrifice your life’
Home health care workers are demanding better pay in Rhode Island, and beyond. But proposed cuts to Medicaid could stand in their way.
@bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/29/m...
Home health care workers are demanding better pay in Rhode Island, and beyond. But proposed cuts to Medicaid could stand in their way.
@bostonglobe.com @globeri.bsky.social
Read more: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/29/m...
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It's Tax Day! Tax Day means...it's time for everyone to pay their fair share! Let's pass Sen. Murray and Rep. Alzate's bill to tax the richest 1%, and let's pass my "Taylor Swift" mansion tax. We've got massive holes in the budget, and a fair tax code is the first step towards fixing this.
April 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's Tax Day! Tax Day means...it's time for everyone to pay their fair share! Let's pass Sen. Murray and Rep. Alzate's bill to tax the richest 1%, and let's pass my "Taylor Swift" mansion tax. We've got massive holes in the budget, and a fair tax code is the first step towards fixing this.
Every long term care residence needs a resident council leader like Greg Strong.
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Rhode Island's nursing home residents would suffer if Congress cuts Medicaid, Magaziner says • Rhode Island Current
Critics of the House GOP budget resolution, including Rep. Seth Magaziner, say potential cuts to Medicaid would harm nursing home patients
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March 1, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Every long term care residence needs a resident council leader like Greg Strong.
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Billionaires wantonly stealing from the most vulnerable.
House Budget Resolution Would Take Health Care Away From People to Pay for Even More Tax Giveaways www.cbpp.org/charts/house...
House Budget Resolution Would Take Health Care Away From People to Pay for Even More Tax Giveaways | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
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February 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Billionaires wantonly stealing from the most vulnerable.
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Federal threats to Medicaid will be a major discussion point at this event. More than 300,000 Rhode Islanders rely on Medicaid for critical healthcare coverage. These include 29,000 seniors, 39,000 people with disabilities & 87,000 children.
cc: @protectrihealth.bsky.social
cc: @protectrihealth.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Federal threats to Medicaid will be a major discussion point at this event. More than 300,000 Rhode Islanders rely on Medicaid for critical healthcare coverage. These include 29,000 seniors, 39,000 people with disabilities & 87,000 children.
cc: @protectrihealth.bsky.social
cc: @protectrihealth.bsky.social
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@whitehouse.senate.gov is holding a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday,February 19 at 8PM
All RI'ers should attend, and ANYONE else who wants to know what the hell is up in the Senate
@indivisibleri.bsky.social
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All RI'ers should attend, and ANYONE else who wants to know what the hell is up in the Senate
@indivisibleri.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
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Microsoft Forms
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February 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
@whitehouse.senate.gov is holding a Virtual Town Hall on Wednesday,February 19 at 8PM
All RI'ers should attend, and ANYONE else who wants to know what the hell is up in the Senate
@indivisibleri.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
gmail.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?...
All RI'ers should attend, and ANYONE else who wants to know what the hell is up in the Senate
@indivisibleri.bsky.social
@indivisible.org
gmail.us19.list-manage.com/track/click?...
RI’s Electronic Monitoring in Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities Act goes into effect today! Here’s what you need to know, with links to notification/consent forms you can use until RIDOH completes their rulemaking process: www.abc-ri.org/camera-law-w...
Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island - Camera Law-What to know
Rhode Island's Resident Rights Camera Law goes into effect 1/30/25. This law gives residents of nursing homes and assisted living residences the right to have a security-type camera in their room if t...
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January 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
RI’s Electronic Monitoring in Nursing and Assisted Living Facilities Act goes into effect today! Here’s what you need to know, with links to notification/consent forms you can use until RIDOH completes their rulemaking process: www.abc-ri.org/camera-law-w...
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Call or email today! Support our federal delegation in standing against Trump’s plundering of our Constitution, the rule of law, and our democracy! Click to learn more and to take action! mailchi.mp/28b4224d7abe...
ACTION NEEDED: Contact Our RI Congressional Representatives TODAY
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January 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Call or email today! Support our federal delegation in standing against Trump’s plundering of our Constitution, the rule of law, and our democracy! Click to learn more and to take action! mailchi.mp/28b4224d7abe...