AHCA Driving for Quality RV Tour Visits Ohio Facilities
The AHCA/NCAL Driving for Quality Care RV Tour continues to travel across the country, and stopped on Tuesday, July 20 at Liberty Retirement Community of Middletown for its second Ohio stop. During the event OHCA and Liberty Health Care President Linda Black-Kurek discussed the need for emegency federal Medicaid relief which is stalled in Washington, D.C., and the need for Ohio's congressional delegation to push for an extension of this vital aid. Ohio Senator Gary Cates (R-West Chester) also made an appearance at the event, providing a personal account for his recognition of the need for long-term care services. A large contingent of staff and residents participated in the event and signed the petition. The tour stopped last week at Hennis Care Centre in Dover, Ohio. Accounts on both visits are available at the OHCA Facebook page. Driving for Quality Care is a nationwide petition tour and grassroots initiative to urge President Obama, the United States Congress and America's Governors to take immediate steps to preserve and protect funding for America's long term and rehabilitative care services. This effort stresses how essential adequate funding of Medicaid and Medicare are to ensuring seniors’ access to quality care and maintaining much-needed healthcare jobs across the country. For more information and to sign the petition, please go to Driving for Quality.