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  • Tips for Residents and Families Advocating for Rights
    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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  • Consumer Voice Comments on the
    Proposed Staffing Standard in Nursing Homes

    Consumer Voice submitted comments in response to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)‘s proposed nursing home staffing rule.

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  • A Consumer Education Campaign Avoiding Drugs as
    Chemical Restraints

    While medicine is important for healthcare, in some cases it can cause more harm than good.

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New Report on the Impact of Understaffing on the Daily Lives of Nursing Home Residents March 05, 2024

Since 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.

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New Podcast Episode on Family Caregivers and Family Councils February 22, 2024

Marcella Goheen, a family member and advocate, discusses how families can individually and collectively, through family councils, be a strong voice for quality and for change in nursing homes.

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Call for Proposals: Financial Transparency in Nursing Homes Project February 15, 2024

Consumer Voice has received a two-year grant from Arnold Ventures to provide direct support, technical assistance, and training to two states interested in advocating at the state level for increased transparency and accountability in nursing home finances and ownership.

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Tell Your Members of Congress to Oppose H.R. 7513 March 04, 2024

In 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 Action
Comment on the Proposed Minimum Staffing Standard in Nursing Homes September 27, 2023

Use our step-by-step instructions to submit simple comments on CMS’s proposed minimum staffing rule in nursing homes.

Take Action
Tell Congress to Support a Strong Minimum Staffing Standard in Nursing Homes July 27, 2023

Contact 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 Action
Tell Your Member of Congress to Hold Nursing Homes Accountable July 12, 2022

Have you taken all three of our recent actions? 1) Schedule a Visit; 2) Send a Message; 3) Make a Phone Call

Action Update
CALLING ALL ADVOCATES - ACTION NEEDED NOW November 05, 2021

A 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.

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Your Advocacy Is Working! However, Nursing Home Residents Still Need Your Help October 29, 2021

Congress 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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