Last month the White House made a major announcement about nursing home reforms, perhaps the biggest news for nursing homes in 35 years. In Part 2 of this two-part episode, Lori Smetanka and Sam Brooks from the National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care chat about their latest campaign supporting the White House reforms and discuss how consumers can bring these critical reforms – like minimum staffing standards, increased nursing home accountability and transparency – to the finish line.
Interview recorded March 21, 2022 and edited for clarity.
- Visit the Consumer Voice’s excellent website, https://theconsumervoice.org/.
- Take part in the Consumer Voice’s March Forth campaign!
- A must-read Consumer Voice report on inadequate staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Consumer Voice’s March Forth webinar.
- Sam’s recommendations:
- Awakenings
- Accidental Gods, by Anna Della Subin
- Lori’s recommendations:
- Nursing Homes Getting Good Care There
- 44 Scotland Street, by Alexander McCall Smith
- Listen to Part 1: https://nursinghome411.org/podcast/wh-reform-35-years/.
Host: Eric Goldwein
Production Assistant: Casey Chu
Music: Liturgy of the Street by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com
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