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Article Galvanizes Support for Nursing Home Staffing Bill
May 25, 2006
An article in the June issue of Ladies Home Journal about the link between understaffing and poor care in nursing homes has spurred a nationwide petition drive in favor of H.R. 4293, also known as the Nursing Home Staffing Act of 2005.
The bill, which was introduced by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), calls for nursing homes to increase staff to the levels identified in a 2002 report to Congress as the minimum necessary to provide good care.
The article, which appeared in the magazine's 'Family Front' department, included a petition readers could fill out and mail in to register their support for the bill. The petition can also be accessed online.
Elise Nakhnikian
Communications Specialist
Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute
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