On July 30, 2025, the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing to examine the ongoing crisis of elder abuse and neglect. In response, the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) submitted written testimony for the official hearing record.
Our testimony highlights the urgent need for stronger protections, meaningful enforcement, […]
July 3, 2025—The Long Term Care Community Coalition is deeply disheartened by the passage of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” or H.R. 1, now approved by both the House and the Senate. This sweeping legislation will inflict profound and lasting harm on nursing home residents, individuals receiving home- and community-based services, and families who rely […]
On June 23, 2025 the Long Term Care Community Coalition joined nearly 100 national, state, and local organizations in opposing a proposed Senate reconciliation bill that would cut Medicaid funding and delay implementation of the federal nursing home minimum staffing rule. These changes would jeopardize access to long-term care services for millions of older adults […]
Millions of Americans rely on post-acute care following hospitalization, receiving services from nursing homes, rehabilitation centers, long-term care hospitals, home health providers, and hospices. The U.S. House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee recently held a hearing to assess Medicare beneficiaries’ access to these essential services and the financial stability of providers. LTCCC submitted the below […]
March 19, 2025 – As we mark the five-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) reflects on the profound and lasting effects this crisis has had on nursing home residents and their families. The pandemic exposed deep-seated systemic failures in long-term care, leading to the tragic […]
President Biden has promised to reform nursing homes by setting a national minimum staffing standard. Unfortunately, the proposed rule is woefully inadequate to meet residents’ needs. To highlight these concerns, LTCCC has gathered comments from a wide […]
President Biden has promised to reform nursing homes by setting a national minimum staffing standard. Unfortunately, the proposed rule is woefully inadequate to meet residents’ needs. LTCCC submitted the below comments, and although the public comment period concluded, there’s still time to make your voice heard.
Please consider sharing your comments with your Senators and […]
April 14, 2023
Re: CMS-6084-P; Disclosures of Ownership and Additional Disclosable Parties Information for Skilled Nursing Facilities and Nursing Facilities
Submitted electronically: www.regulations.gov
Dear Administrator Brooks-LaSure:
The Long Term Care Community Coalition (LTCCC) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to improving care, quality of life, and dignity for residents in nursing […]
January 6, 2023 – On January 3, 2023, MACPAC, a non-partisan legislative branch agency that provides policy and data analysis and makes recommendations to Congress on Medicaid programs, issued a report finding that without increased transparency in how nursing homes […]
Concrete, clear, and appropriate minimum staffing standards are needed now to finally realize the promise of the Nursing Home Reform Law in the lives of residents and the vast majority of American families who will depend on nursing home services at some time or another. In April 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services […]
As we emerge from the pandemic, New York must address the epidemic of nursing home abuse and neglect.
COVID-19 has caused unprecedented devastation and tragedy in nursing homes. Years of understaffing, poor infection control, and ineffective […]
Please find below LTCCC’s comments on Rulemaking 10-221 (Long-Term Care Facilities, Proposed Rulemaking 1).
