Nursing Homes
United for Quality Care and Quality Jobs
Across America, nursing home workers are standing together with residents and advocates to improve standards, protect funding, and enhance the quality of care.
When the quality of nursing home jobs improves, studies show that the quality of nursing home care improves too.
We also stand for Medicare and Medicaid to provide nursing homes with the funding necessary for safe staffing and adequate supplies. More »
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Study Shows Worker Empowerment Means Better Nursing Home Care
A new study of California nursing homes shows that allowing workers to form a union for a strong voice on the job improves nursing home care quality.
"We found that allowing workers to have a voice on the job appears to enhance problem reporting while, especially in stronger union environments, it may reduce the incidence of serious quality violations," said James Swan, PhD, the study’s lead author.
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Caregivers Unite to Improve Care at California Nursing Homes
Nursing home workers from across California are working together to improve conditions and ensure dignity for residents and caregivers. More »
Long Term Care Issues
Aging in America
In 2008, baby boomers qualify for Social Security. Unless legislators make dramatic changes, health care and retirement costs threaten to bankrupt the nation. More »
