The descriptions of the following Bills are provided for informational purposes only. United Way, LVAA, and the Lehigh Valley Chapter of the DCWA do not directly endorse any particular piece of legislation.
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) recently introduced S. 2708, the Caring for an Aging America Act. The bill is intended to address the gap between the growing number of older adults and the serious lack of Direct Care Workers.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA), ranking minority member of the Finance Committee and Sen. Herb Kohl (D-WI), chair of the Aging committee, recently introduced S.2641, the Nursing Home Transparency and Improvement Act. This piece of legislation is intended to strengthen accountability requirements for long-term care facilities and increase enforcement of current consumer protections for residents of long-term care facilities.
To read the bills in full, click on the bill numbers above.
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