Nursing Home Reform: The Federal Landscape

Richard Mollot of LTCCC, Eric Carlson with Justice in Aging, and Toby Edelman and Cathy Hurwit of the Center for Medicare Advocacy will discuss the foundations of federal nursing home standards, issues related to the implementation of those standards over the years and, most recently, resulting from the rollbacks under the Trump Administration and the impact of COVID-19.

The program will discuss:

• Nursing Home Reform Act: The Foundation of Nursing Home Standards
• Federal Enforcement Failures and Rollbacks
• COVID-19 & Federal Policies
• Opportunities & Challenges in Congress for Improving Nursing Home Quality & Safety
• Roundtable on Opportunities for Nursing Home Quality Improvement Under the Biden Administration

Speakers

Andria Adigwe, Esq., Hinman Howard & Kattell

Eric Carlson, Esq., Justice in Aging

Cathy Hurwit, Center for Medicare Advocacy

Toby Edelman, Esq., Center for Medicare Advocacy

Richard Mollot, Esq., Long Term Care Community Coalition