The DCA’s National Direct Care Partnership has endorsed the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act, which is part of the draft health care reform bills being considered by both the House and Senate. The Act would give families a lot more information about the nursing homes they put their loved ones in, including whether they have adequate staff.
The Act, which is being championed by NCCNHR, would require nursing homes to disclose their owners and all the related entities that own, finance, or operate them. It also includes nine other provisions, including:
- Require CMS to collect and report accurate information about the hours of nursing care facilities provide and their turnover and retention rates.
- Require better state complaint handling and provide resident representatives and workers better protection from retaliation.
- Include dementia care and abuse prevention in nurse aide training.
Visit our Legislative Action Center and ask your representatives in the House and Senate to make sure those provisions stay in the final health care reform bill.
Elise Nakhnikian
Communications Director
Direct Care Alliance
