Essential Caregivers Coalition

Congress is considering cuts to the Medicaid program that could exceed $800 billion and are seeking to block the nursing home minimum staffing standard from going into effect. Contact your members of Congress: buff.ly/4gUO8K2

Legislate Standards, make consequences meaningful for operators who bypass, close loophole in New Brunswick that lets operators evict residents if they or their family raise concerns. Silencing people in #LTC & families is the foundation of #elderabuse.@KellyLamrockNB @susanholt

#Shame on Calif DPH! “We think this is a message to residents of nursing homes in California that their welfare just isn’t all that concerning to the state.” ⁦@CANHR_CA⁩ CA nursing home owner to get licenses despite state complaints @CalMatters⁩ calmatters.org/health/2023/06…

😡😡😡 @DavidCGrabowski @ananavarro @GoGrlMediaSusie @XavierBecerra @mester_mark @markkr @ApronsUnite @EssentialCgC @isolationkills2 skillednursingnews.com/2023/06/center…

Join us with @AFLCIO and @SEIU on Thursday, July 13 at 2:00pm ET for a virtual rally to let the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) know that a strong federal staffing standard is the only way to end the long-term care crisis in our country. act.seiu.org/a/julyvirtualr…

#NewJersey is (finally + thankfully) implementing its minimum #safestaffing std. Thank you @GovMurphy & #NJ legislators! Indstry lobbyists r whining that it is not fair to them when, in fact, #nursinghomes are already paid to provide good care & #dignity. mcknights.com/news/nursing-h…

A great many in the @LTCconsumer report are in Texas. Hope #txlege and @TexasHouse remember this next session when they consider amending the @TX_LTC_ombuds program again. usatoday.com/story/news/hea…

#BRAVA ⁦@NewYorkStateAG⁩! Too many #nursinghomes pull millions in “upfront profits” while betraying residents & #families & falsely claiming poverty. Time to stop listening to indstry lobbyists⁦⁩!@NYSHFA_NYSCAL⁩ ⁦@LeadingAgeNY⁩ ag.ny.gov/press-release/…

What has your experience been with inadequate staffing in a nursing home? Let us know: theconsumervoice.org/events/strong-…

Consumer Voice Executive Director Lori Smetanka speaking on a panel tomorrow discussing the complex trauma histories of diverse older adults, how trauma relates to elder abuse, & strategies to provide culturally responsive & trauma-informed support. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… #WEAAD

@wassdoc And yes! “We strongly object to using chronologic age as a landmark of any medical decision. This is tantamount to using other physical landmarks including the color of the skin, the family history, or the presence of a disabling disease at any age.”

This!!! A MUST read!!!

@wassdoc YES- “autonomy should be presumed, even for individuals with cognitive impairment.”

Like Fire Through Dry Grass @NYHammond @RepRaskin @mtaylorstark @DavidCGrabowski

When it comes to the #NursingHome industry's lobbyists & press, every complaint is a confession. Here, they're bemoaning the costs of #infectioncontrol when, in fact, they're already paid to provide a safe & clean environment. Sadly, too many fail. skillednursingnews.com/2023/05/costly…

New study on #California #NursingHomes finds that, although occupancy declined substantially between 2019 & 2020, some (but not all) had a substantial increase in profit margins in 2020 over 2019. Further evidence for ⬆️transparency & #SafeStaffing stds. agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jg…

New podcast ep highlights the experiences of long-term care residents as they shared how living in a facility with inadequate staffing affects their quality of life and the quality of care that they receive theconsumervoice.org/pursuingquality

Without full and complete ownership and financial transparency, the NH industry will continue to gaslight states and federal government that they need more $$!

What it would mean to have adequate staffing in a nursing home theconsumervoice.org/events/dignity…

Join us for a webinar one week from today to hear from nursing home residents about how living in a facility with inadequate staffing affects their lives, and what it would mean to live in a facility with enough staff. Register now: bit.ly/3mCWxLP

I was chatting today w/someone about #Caregivers & how we are mostly invisible w/in hc institutions & he asked why. I thought this was an excellent question to bring here. Why would those who have the greatest interest in helping the patient, their loved one, be excluded?