Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act
- senate
- house
- president
Last progress July 29, 2025 (4 months ago)
Introduced on July 29, 2025 by Timothy Michael Kaine
Sponsors (2)
House Votes
Senate Votes
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Presidential Signature
AI Summary
This bill aims to strengthen state Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs, which help people in nursing homes and other long-term care settings. It tells the national office to tailor training to the actual tasks different helpers do, especially unpaid volunteers, so they aren’t required to take unnecessary training. The model training standards must be reviewed and updated regularly to fit each type of representative’s needs .
It also calls for an independent study of these programs by the National Academies. The study will look at how well the programs work, the challenges they face, and whether the recommended staff-to-bed ratio makes sense. A public report is due within one year after the contract is signed. The law also updates the federal role overseeing these programs, including the Director of the Office of Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programs .
- Key points
- Who is affected: State Long-Term Care Ombudsman programs and their unpaid volunteers; residents may benefit from better-focused support .
- What changes: Training is right-sized to the work volunteers actually do; federal oversight is clarified; a national study will review effectiveness and staffing ratios .
- When: The National Academies must release the study’s public report within one year after the contract starts .