Hi John,

There is a care crisis in nursing homes in the United States. Widespread understaffing, low pay and few benefits have led to burn out or injury for many workers. Corporate profits are up—but vulnerable nursing home residents are receiving worse and worse care.

President Biden fulfilled his promise in April to establish national minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes. Thousands of you submitted stories, letters and comments to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to help make this landmark rule a reality. 

But the for-profit nursing home industry has convinced its allies in Congress to hold votes that would not only kill the rule, but also ensure that HHS can’t release staffing rules to improve nursing home care in the future. 

This week, executives from nursing homes around the country are traveling to lobby Congress in an attempt to get rid of the staffing standards. We need your help to make sure the voices of workers and residents, and their families, are heard.  

If you want to improve the state of nursing home care and nursing home jobs in our country, please share your story with members of Congress so they can hear why they should not overturn this important rule.

In Solidarity, 

Team AFL-CIO

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