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March 21, 2023
In this Issue:
- New Podcast Episode on How Staffing Standards Benefit Nursing Home Residents and Workers
- Members of Congress Send Letter to CMS Urging Enactment of Minimum Staffing Standard in Nursing Homes
- Materials Available in Preparation for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- NCEA on the Range of Remedies in Elder Mistreatment
- New Report on State Specific CNA Certification and Training Requirements
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New Podcast Episode on How Staffing Standards Benefit Nursing Home Residents and Workers
 In a new episode of the Pursuing Quality Long-Term Care podcast, we are sharing the audio from Consumer Voice’s webinar earlier this month that launched our “Dignity for All: Staffing Standards Now!” campaign. Through this campaign, Consumer Voice is advocating for a minimum staffing standard in nursing homes.
In this episode, you will hear about the importance of adequate staffing for residents’ safety and health from Sam Brooks at Consumer Voice, and Toby Edelman, at the Center for Medicare Advocacy. You will also hear from Shelley Jackson, a CNA in Pennsylvania, and Margarite Grootjes, a resident in Ohio, as they share what it is like to live and work in a facility without adequate staffing.
Listen on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Facebook, or our website.
Resident Voices on How Staffing Impacts Their Lives
Join us this Thursday, March 23rd at 2:00pm ET for a webinar highlighting the experiences of long-term care residents. They'll share, in their own words, how living in a facility with inadequate staffing affects their quality of life and the quality of care that they receive, and what it would mean for their lives to live in a facility with enough staff.
Register
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Members of Congress Send Letter to CMS Urging Enactment of a Minimum Staffing Standard in Nursing Homes
In a March 13, 2023 letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, 113 members of Congress urged CMS to propose strong mandatory minimum staffing standards in the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 Medicare payment rule. In the letter, the Representatives note that creating a minimum staffing standard was a part of President Biden's announcement of historic nursing home reforms a year ago. The letter describes why it's essential to enact nurse staffing ratios in nursing facilities and recounts widespread support for such ratios. The letter also calls for further transparency in Medicare and Medicaid spending on nursing facilities.
Read the full letter.
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Materials Available in Preparation for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), June 15th, is an opportunity for individuals and groups to promote dialogue and educate others on the issue of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation. The National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) has made available a variety of WEAAD Campaign Tools & Tips to make raising awareness for the event easier.
Visit the WEAAD Website
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NCEA Webinar on the Range of Remedies in Elder Mistreatment
Join the National Center for Elder Abuse (NCEA) for a webinar Wednesday, April 12th at 1:00pm ET, The Range of Remedies in Elder Mistreatment. Elder mistreatment cases are often complex, and contextual and cultural variations impact elder mistreatment perceptions and responses. In this webinar, panelists will discuss the range and effectiveness of elder justice remedies and interventions, including restorative justice, criminal and civil legal remedies, and best practices in the field. A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.
Register
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New Report on State Specific CNA Certification and Training Requirements
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) released a new report that provides an overview of state specific certification and training requirements for Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs) and details how different states are or are not augmenting the federal requirements. The goal of the report is to help policymakers, providers, and consumers understand the role of CNAs in nursing homes, the range of CNA certification and training requirements, and how better CNA training can lead to professional success for staff while improving outcomes for nursing home residents.
Read the report.
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