Leafleting ManorCare Facilities, Caregivers Call for Better Care,
Better Regulation
WASHINGTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Families visiting their
loved ones at more than ninety ManorCare nursing homes in sixteen states
across the nation this Mother's Day will receive a carnation and a call to
action from quality care advocates. The effort asks family members to call
Carlyle co-founder and Managing Director David Rubenstein to demand better
care. In addition, families will be urged to call their Senators to request
Congress take action to protect all nursing home residents.
"Many of these family members coming to visit don't know that their
mom's nursing home was bought out, and that they can make a difference to
make mom's home better," said Erica McDuffie, a quality care advocate with
SEIU.
Carlyle, one of the nation's largest private equity funds, purchased
ManorCare nursing homes last December amidst promises of quality care,
training for caregivers, and sufficient staffing, but, since the buyout, it
seems they may not be keeping all of those promises. Some homes have had
sharp increases in the number of care deficiencies since being acquired,
one home is now on a provisional operating license after a resident's
death, and caregivers working for better benefits and a fully-funded
training program are fighting sharp company opposition.
The campaign led by the caregivers of SEIU Healthcare, the nation's
largest nursing home workers' union, is asking Carlyle's billionaire
co-founder to make patient care a first priority at ManorCare by investing
in front-line staff. Because Rubenstein is still resisting efforts,
advocates are taking their case to Capitol Hill.
In an effort to address outdated nursing home regulations, advocates
are supporting U.S. Senate Bill 2641, the Nursing Home Transparency and
Improvement Act. The bill would prevent companies like Carlyle from setting
up multi-layered entities that make it difficult to determine who is really
responsible for care and would prohibit the separation of real estate
holdings from nursing home operations, which companies do to shield key
property assets from liability for care problems. The Nursing Home
Transparency and Improvement Act would take steps toward closing these
loopholes, requiring companies to show who is ultimately responsible for
care.
Caregivers will be at nursing homes in twelve states during brunch hour
this Sunday, May 11.
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