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In recent weeks, advocates for quality senior care have been joined by concerned lawmakers in an escalating and increasingly public call to ensure public funding is used to address the longstanding short staffing crisis in Illinois nursing homes.
In a March 12th S-T op-ed, SEIU Healthcare Executive VP Erica Bland noted that the COVID-19 crisis “revealed the true extent and human cost of the understaffing crisis.” The crisis, she said, has not improved.
Then, on April 8th, SEIU released a new report on the state of long-term care in Illinois and was joined by lawmakers, Alzheimer’s Association and AARP for a Blue Room press conference. The report detailed the failure of the industry to address longstanding short staffing: despite $15 billion in public funding over the past five years—including hundreds of millions intended to support staffing—1 in 5 nursing homes still fail to meet the legal minimum staffing standards.
The report caught the attention of the media, with coverage by Crain’s, FOX, NBC, CBS in Chicago, Springfield’s WICS, and other outlets. A follow up press conference on April 17th provided an example of the impact of short staffing at an individual facility, Southpoint Nursing Home, and gained additional coverage in Chicago on FOX and NBC—and a lengthy WVON interview.
The growing public concern about short staffing sends a clear message. It’s time to pass HB2507 to ensure public funding goes to care and not to profit.
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Wednesday, Apr 30, 25 @ 11:03 am
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