John & Terri Hale Dec 3, 2020 3 min COVID creates opportunity to explore options to nursing home care An edited version of this article appeared in the Des Moines Register. A recent guest commentary in the Des Moines Register (Nursing home...
John & Terri Hale Dec 3, 2020 3 min The COVID crisis in Iowa’s nursing homes – have we reached the desperation point? As published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette Governor Reynolds’ November 19th press conference focused on the growing incidence of COVID in I...
John & Terri HaleDec 3, 20203 minCOVID creates opportunity to explore options to nursing home care An edited version of this article appeared in the Des Moines Register. A recent guest commentary in the Des Moines Register (Nursing home...
John & Terri HaleDec 3, 20203 minThe COVID crisis in Iowa’s nursing homes – have we reached the desperation point?As published in the Cedar Rapids Gazette Governor Reynolds’ November 19th press conference focused on the growing incidence of COVID in I...
John & Terri HaleOct 7, 20203 minWho will older Iowans choose for president?We don’t pretend to speak for all older Iowans, but we do have the privilege of talking and working with many of them across the state. O...
John & Terri HaleSep 8, 20203 minTrump Puts a Nail in the Coffin on Social SecurityMake no mistake – Social Security is on the ballot this fall. Its future is being threatened, and with it, the future of every American. ...
John & Terri HaleJul 6, 20202 minReader Q & AQ. How do nursing homes balance the need to reopen during the pandemic with the fear of being sued? As a front-line long-term care nurs...
John & Terri HaleJun 30, 20202 minDoes state government care about older Iowans? It doesn't appear so.In April, news media reported that 100 residents and staff in a Cedar Rapids nursing home tested positive for COVID-19. Seventeen residen...
John & Terri HaleJun 21, 20203 minLong-term care residents are denied their day in courtIowa governor signs horrible bill Senate File 2338 was an appalling piece of legislation passed in the waning days of the recent legislat...
John & Terri HaleJun 18, 20203 minLong-Term Care residents should not be denied their day in courtSenate File 2338 is an appalling piece of legislation that was passed by the Iowa Legislature on June 10th. The bill rewards those long-t...
John & Terri HaleJun 7, 20202 minIowa Legislators Need to Take a Pause on Immunity BillIowa Senate File 2338 is an appalling piece of legislation that should not be passed. If it is passed, the Governor should quickly veto i...
John & Terri HaleMay 5, 20203 minCOVID-19 and Nursing Homes: A Wake-up Call for IowaThe Des Moines Register & The Cedar Rapids Gazette The coronavirus has brought important attention to nursing homes and the challenges th...
John & Terri HaleMar 28, 20203 minAs coronavirus transforms lives, looking for the good during a very bad timeThe Des Moines Register & The Cedar Rapids Gazette The coronavirus has upset the apple cart. The lives we used to know no longer exist. W...
John & Terri HaleDec 26, 20193 minIowa Long-Term Care Ombudsman’s office fails to do its jobThe Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman (OSLTCO) – the state office with the mission to advocate for and support the tens of tho...
John & Terri HaleOct 15, 20193 minNursing homes turn to temporary employees to fill critical vacancies - Des Moines RegisterIt’s not right. It costs Iowa taxpayers and consumers more, and it produces results they don’t want. What is it? It’s the growing use of ...
John & Terri HaleAug 18, 20193 minKeep talking about aging with presidential candidatesThis guest opinion appeared in the Cedar Rapids Gazette There are 55 million Americans 65 and over today. In 2040, that number will reach...
John & Terri HaleJul 7, 20193 minPresidential Candidates Need Plans for Urgent Aging IssuesAs more than 20 Democratic candidates for president scurry around Iowa looking for a way to stand out from the crowd, here is a suggestio...
John & Terri HaleMay 14, 20193 minTime to elect new lawmakers who will respect transgender Iowans' rightsWe are angry with the Republican-controlled House and Senate in Iowa, and deeply disappointed in our governor. House and Senate Republica...
John & Terri HaleFeb 12, 20193 minIn 2019, resolve to have a difficult conversationIt’s one of the most important conversations that none of us want to have. It’s the conversation with loved ones about growing older, and...
John & Terri HaleSep 6, 20183 minHow will immigrant hiring affect the direct care workforce?A recent Register editorial ("Trump should support chain migration," Aug. 15) gave important attention to one of the most significant wor...
John & Terri HaleJul 23, 20183 minIowa View: Legislature fails older Iowans — again One of baseball Hall-of-Famer Yogi Berra’s great quotes was “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” Yogi’s turn of the phrase implied that so...
John & Terri HaleFeb 15, 20183 minWhat I wish our leaders would have said about older IowansReposted from the DesMoines Register Last month, we learned what was important to Iowa’s elected leaders as they kicked off the new legis...