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Protect Nursing Homes and Other Care Facilities

Roughly 1 out of every 5 Covid-19 related deaths have occured at nursing homes. Want to make a change to protect nursing home patients? Now is your chance

 

Tell us how you have done so / plan do so going forward or your expereince thus far.

 

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According to the Coronavirus Study: Advocacy Issues a strong majorities of older adults support:

 

  • Requiring nursing homes, assisted living and residential care facilities to enable video visitation (96%).
  • Requiring nursing homes, assisted living and residential care facilities to disclose any active coronavirus infections (96%).
  • Ensuring that health care workers get the personal protective equipment they need (99%).
  • Temporarily increased federal funding for food assistance to low income families (90%).
  • Providing a federal income tax credit to family caregivers who incur expenses for the care and support of a family member (92%).
  • Extending unemployment insurance benefits for people who have lost their jobs until the crisis is over (96%).
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