I appreciated that the VA said that they believe they are on track to meet the President's directive regarding VDC by the end of FY '24.
The veteran and the veteran's family should have ultimate control over their health care decisions for the VA.
What I am hearing on the staffing ratios is you are going to require so many RNs for a facility.
I want you to speak as to the impacts on your members as they wait for the Elizabeth Dole Act to become law because Washington, DC is playin...
Thank you and Senator Murkowski for introducing the CHARGE Act, which would reinstate the waiver for bed-hold occupancy requirements.
I think the point Senator King made, that closing down a rest home is not a higher outcome necessarily.
It is obvious that we have more work to do to be able to meet that obligation.
Chairman Tester led a bipartisan letter to CMS on this very issue, discouraging CMS from taking a one-size-fits-all approach.
We must also focus on caregiver support and recognize the vital role caregivers play in the well-being of a veteran.
So for a number of reasons, in Montana, not having anything to do with CMS, we have, I think, lost 11 rest homes.