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National Consumer Organization expands its
commitment to quality Long-Term Care through
new three-year project
September 2010--The
National Consumer Voice for Quality
Long-Term Care (formerly NCCNHR), also known
as the Consumer Voice, announces the launch
of a major project, Consumers
for Quality Care, No Matter Where, funded
through a three-year grant by The Atlantic
Philanthropies.
Consumers
for Quality Care, No Matter Where will
expand the organization's national
grassroots advocacy network to focus on
health care issues faced by older long-term
care consumers in all care settings,
activating the consumer voice on long-term
care issues and the need for quality,
accessible, well-coordinated care wherever
the consumer lives.
Additionally, Consumers
for Quality Care, No Matter Where will
develop models for engaging consumers
through state pilot projects, facilitate
collaboration with national organizations to
implement health reform, result in a report
with policy recommendations to respond to
the growing long-term care needs of a
diverse aging population and offer training
and grant opportunities for consumer
advocates.
"This is an exciting time for the Consumer
Voice and the individuals we represent,"
said Executive Director Sarah F. Wells, MA.
"Our organization has had much success in
advancing consumer advocacy for nursing home
residents and will continue to move forward
on those efforts. Consumers for Quality
Care, No Matter Where presents a new
opportunity to advance the goals we
developed through our strategic business
plan, reflecting our commitment to meeting
the changing needs of long-term care
consumers."
The Consumer Voice is widely recognized as
the only national organization bringing
consumers' voices directly to federal policy
discussions and was instrumental in passing
the 1987 Nursing Home Reform Act, which
created the framework for nursing home
regulation and consumer protection. The
organization was also a leader in the
passage of the Nursing Home Transparency and
Improvement Act, the Elder Justice Act and
the Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act
in the health care reform law.
For more information, visit www.theconsumervoice.org.
