The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a memo - Nursing Home Reopening Recommendations for State and Local Officials.

Nominations are now being accepted. You can nominate yourself or encourage others to nominate themselves.

Consumer Voice has sent a letter, along with other advocacy organizations, to leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing granting immunity to nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tell the White House, Congress, State Legislators, Governors, and CMS that the 2.4 million people in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities should not be forgotten.

Urge your Senator to pass HR 4334 to reauthorize the Older Americans Act.

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

HR 4334 passed the House and will now go to the President to sign.

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.