and Better Care in Nursing Homes
Too often residents' rights are being violated and residents' needs are not being met. Learn how to advocate for yourself or your family member.
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Long-Term Care ConsumersFamily MembersAdvocatesListen to the new podcast episode on how existing federal and state legal authorities can improve care in nursing homes.
News ArticleWhile short on details, the President’s budget laid out various proposals that would affect both nursing home care and Home and Community Based Services.
News ArticleSince the Biden Administration announced its intention to propose a minimum staffing standard in nursing homes, the focus has been on how a staffing standard would hurt nursing home owners and operators. Often lost in the discussion are residents, the people who suffer the consequences of understaffing. To bring the focus back on residents, Consumer Voice surveyed over 120 nursing home residents in the fall of 2023, asking for their perspectives on staffing and how they are affected by staffing levels daily.
News ArticleIn the coming days, the House of Representatives will be considering H.R. 7513, a bill that would prohibit federal regulators from ever creating rules about safe staffing in nursing homes. Send a letter to your member of Congress telling them to oppose this bill.
Take ActionUse our step-by-step instructions to submit simple comments on CMS’s proposed minimum staffing rule in nursing homes.
Take ActionContact your member of Congress to urge them to stand with nursing home residents, their families, and nursing home workers and support a strong minimum staffing standard in nursing homes.
Take ActionHave you taken all three of our recent actions? 1) Schedule a Visit; 2) Send a Message; 3) Make a Phone Call
Action UpdateA provision to require at least one registered nurse 24 hours a day has been added to the four critical provisions included in the most recent version of the Build Back Better Act. Contact your members of Congress to ensure all provisions will be included.
Action UpdateCongress has heard your voice! Important nursing home provisions were included in the most recent version of the Build Back Better Act. However, the inclusion of the provisions in the final bill is not ensured.
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