The Consumer Voice Annual Conference will be held October 25-28, 2020 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View Hotel in Arlington, Virginia.

On October 26, 2016, CMS published the final revised federal nursing home regulations for nursing homes participating in Medicaid or Medicare programs.  Phase 3 was implemented on November 28, 2019.

Executive Director Lori Smetanka spoke about abuse, neglect and exploitation of long-term care consumers and provided recommendations.

Join our National Call-In Day on December 16 and urge your Members of Congress to permanently reauthorize MFP.

The Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act would end forced pre-dispute arbitration in contracts between consumers and corporations, including nursing homes and assisted living communities.

Help protect residents by submitting comments by September 16 on proposed changes the current federal nursing home regulations.

Congress has approved another short-term reauthorization of the Money Follows the Person program as a part of the minibus spending bill.

The Department of Labor abandoned a proposed rule that would have allowed 16- and 17-year olds to operate power patient lifts without direct supervision in health care settings, including long-term care settings.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has begun using a red icon to identify nursing homes with certain abuse violations on Nursing Home Compare.