National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care @ConsumerVoices
The National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care is a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving quality for people with long-term care needs.theconsumervoice.org Washington, DCJoined April 2009
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published the final rule implementing a minimum staffing standard in nursing homes. It requires a total minimum staffing standard of 3.48 hrs of care per resident per day & requires a Registered Nurse onsite 24/7
federalregister.gov/public-inspect…
The Biden Administration announced it would be issuing the final rule implementing a minimum staffing standard in nursing homes. The rule should be released on the Federal Register website soon. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
#MemberSpotlight: Sam Brooks, the director of public policy for @ConsumerVoices, was quoted in an article from MLive.com discussing the conditions and complaints at Mission Point Nursing & Physical Rehabilitation Center of Beverly Hills. mlive.com/news/2024/04/n…
Experts from University of California, San Francisco Elizabeth Halifax, PhD, RN, and Charlene Harrington, PhD, RN published a guest editorial "Proposed Minimum Nurse Staffing Levels in Nursing Homes" in Sage Journals' Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…
Celebrate Older Americans Month (May) and WEAAD (June 15th) by participating in Walk for WEAAD via the Charity Miles app from May 1st to through June 15th.
Learn more & register: charity-miles.typeform.com/weaad?typeform…
Listen to our conversation with Tony Chicotel, Senior Staff Attorney at @CANHR_CA and Pam Walz, Supervising Attorney at @CLSphila , as they discuss recent legislative and regulatory victories and how they helped ensure they were implemented.
Listen now: theconsumervoice.org/news/detail/la…
“The For-Profit Nursing Home Scam.” Well done article w/an excellent quote from Sam Brooks @ConsumerVoices. All of the research points in the same direction: hidden profits while too many vulnerable residents & staff suffer. jacobin.com/2024/04/nursin…
Volunteers lend their time, talent, and voice to make a difference, the Ombudsman program could not be its best without the volunteers who help carry out the mission of advocating for residents. Become a volunteer and share this video to encourage others. bit.ly/3vnpGzi
Join us as a sponsor at the 2024 Consumer Voice Annual Conference, the largest national gathering of long-term care consumer advocates, September 23-26, 2024 in San Francisco, California. Learn more about how your organization can participate: theconsumervoice.org/uploads/files/…
Send your recommendations to the Administration for Community Living on priority issues for the Elder Justice Coordinating Council. Find more info here: federalregister.gov/documents/2024…
#ICYMI Listen to our conversation with author of Using What We Have: How Existing Legal Authorities Can Help Fix America's Nursing Home Crisis, Nina Kohn. youtu.be/YkZzc6Z_WtU?si…
Join us in one week for our conversation with authors Dr. Ashvin Gandhi and Dr. Andrew Olenski as they discuss their recent study that revealed that 63% of nursing home profits were “hidden” in related party transactions. Learn more and register: theconsumervoice.org/events/webinar…
From the author: "The pandemic underscored the vital need for greater...dialogue surrounding long-term care.... This book serves as a powerful tool to engage readers of all ages, nurturing empathy and compassion for those involved in long-term care." amazon.com/Kids-Book-Abou…
The NCEA is excited to share that our ‘Signs of Elder Abuse Factsheet’ has been translated and is now available in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Korean.
Please share these resources with your network and community: ncea.acl.gov/publications#g…
"The nation’s largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed" via @washingtonpostwashingtonpost.com/business/2024/…
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