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Yesterday, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL- 9) introduced H.R. 952, The Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act of 2015, requiring skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to have at least one direct care RN on duty 24 hours per day, 7 days a week.
Currently, nursing homes are required to have a registered nurse (RN) on duty for 8 hours per day regardless of the size of the facility. Congresswoman Schakowsky was shocked to learn that for 16 hours a day, not a single RN may be in a nursing home.
The absence of direct care RNs for any period during the day reduces the quality of care received by nursing facility residents.
Nursing facility residents and our health care system cannot afford this understaffing any longer! Join Congresswoman Schakowsky in supporting continuous direct care RN staffing to ensure that some of our most vulnerable Americans have the care they need and deserve in nursing facilities.
Contact your Representative TODAY and ask them to co-sponsor, H.R. 952, The Put a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Home Act.
Together we can make a difference!
Your ANA Government Affairs Team
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