Strengthening Advocacy for Long-Term Care Residents Act

Tim Kaine

Democrat · VA · Senator

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2025-07-29

Source: Congress.gov

The proposal would strengthen protections for people living in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities by enhancing advocacy programs that help residents understand their rights and file complaints about poor care or mistreatment. It aims to give residents better access to ombudsmen—independent advocates who investigate problems and push facilities to make improvements—and would likely increase funding and staffing for these advocacy programs. The changes would primarily benefit elderly residents and people with disabilities in care facilities who may be vulnerable or unable to advocate effectively for themselves.

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