A recent article in the New York Times substantiates Consumer Voice’s long-standing concern about the inaccuracy of previous staffing information based on self-reporting.

The purpose of WEAAD is to provide an opportunity for communities around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the cultural, social, economic and demographic processes affecting elder abuse and neglect.

Consumer Voice, with some of our close partners, created a tracker of industry lobbying and resulting administrative actions, as well as a series of policy alerts providing more detail about the specific protections weakened by industry lobbying.

President Trump has issued an Executive Order allowing Administrative Law Judges to be selected by political appointees. Contact your members of Congress and urge them to ensure people’s right to fair and impartial decisions!

Urge your member of Congress to request increased funding for the long-term care ombudsman program.

Your actions in early February to ask the Senate to fund the Money Follows the Person (MFP) program (#FundMFP) made a big impact.  Now it is time to go all out and make a big push to pass the EMPOWER Care Act!

Consumer Voice staff joined several advocacy organizations in a meeting with CMS officials to discuss recommendations for the nursing home Requirements of Participation.

Consumer Voice’s Robyn Grant was quoted in a recent article in USA Today about the VA’s hidden nursing home ratings and their poor quality care.

Consumer Voice’s Executive Director Lori Smetanka was interviewed in a recent article on caring.com on the benefits of being a caregiver.