WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL), representing more than 14,000 nursing homes and other long term care facilities across the country that provide care to approximately five million people each year, released a statement in reaction to President Biden signing an executive order today on Increasing Access to High-Quality Care and Supporting Caregivers.
The following statement is attributable to Holly Harmon, Senior Vice President of Quality, Regulatory, and Clinical Services at AHCA/NCAL:
“We appreciate the Biden Administration’s focus on improving quality of care for our nation’s seniors and supporting long term care workers, as our sector continues to face a
historic workforce crisis. We are supportive of incentivizing providers to improve on key quality metrics, including staff turnover. At the same time, we need policymakers to offer programs and solutions that will help us attract and retain caregivers to ensure residents are well supported. Turnover metrics are important, but we need significant, meaningful aid to help address the root causes of turnover and offer more competitive, good-paying jobs. We look forward to working with the Biden Administration on how we can improve the entire long term care continuum.”