President Biden: Protect nursing home residents

Biden: Address the horrific situation in nursing homes

President Joe Biden said he believes the U.S. needs to face this pandemic as one country. It’s encouraging to hear — and we need to ensure the most vulnerable seniors take priority NOW.

Tell President Biden: Address the horrific situation in nursing homes

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President Joseph 'Joe' R. Biden

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President Biden,

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought to light the chronic, ongoing problems that have plagued nursing homes for decades, including staffing shortages, poor infection control, transparency, and accountability.  Following the COVID-related deaths of more than 182,000  nursing home and other long-term care facility residents and staff, now is the time to address these failings that jeopardize the health and safety of nursing home residents. 
 
Nursing home residents and staff are less than 1% of the U.S. population, yet long-term care facility residents and staff make up about a third 40% of COVID-19 deaths. I urge you to act immediately to continue to protect residents in long-term care facilities and save seniors' lives by:

- Ensuring the ongoing availability and distribution of lifesaving COVID-19 vaccines to facility residents and staff.

- Prioritizing regular and ongoing testing and adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) for nursing home residents and staff

- Improving transparency focused on daily, public reporting of cases and deaths in long-term care facilities including demographic data; communication with families about discharges and transfers; and accountability for state and federal funding that goes to facilities.

- Ensuring access to in-person visitation following federal and state guidelines for safety, and require continued access to virtual visitation for all residents.

- Ensuring quality care for residents through adequate staffing, oversight, and access to in-person formal advocates, called long-term care Ombudsmen.

- Rejecting immunity for long-term care facilities related to COVID-19.

Please, act to continue to save lives and stop this national tragedy.

Thank you.

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