Under current regulations, nursing homes assessed civil monetary penalties (CMPs) above $10,000 on their annual survey automatically lose their authority to train Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) for a full two years. The suspension is required even if the fines are unrelated to the quality of care provided to residents or are caused by situations outside of a nursing home’s control. Furthermore, CNAs are an integral part of the long-term care workforce; this two-year training “lockout” exacerbates current staffing challenges created by the country’s ongoing workforce shortages in long-term care. 

Send a message to your senators asking them to cosponsor and help pass the Ensuring Seniors’ Access to Quality Care Act, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tim Scott (R-SC) that will allow nursing homes to reinstate their valuable CNA training programs and ensure older adults can access essential 24/7 care.

Strong workforce training programs are critical to providing the quality care older adults deserve and building our country’s long-term care employee pipeline. Help us gain the needed support for this legislation and ask your Senators to co-sponsor this legislation today!  ACT NOW!

Questions?

Contact:

David Carter
Director Health Care Finance & Policy
c: 360.888.5702