FORUM: Consumers Assess the Nursing Home Initiative
September 23, 1999
At this forum consumers from all over the country will express whether the nursing home initiative has made a difference for them. Several panelists will describe positive results, while others will express concern over ongoing problems.
Date: September 23, 1999
Time: 10:00 am
Room: 608 Dirksen
- Senator Chuck Grassley, Chairman, Iowa
- Senator John Breaux, Ranking Member, Louisiana
- Dr. William J. Scanlon, Ph.D., Director, Health Financing and Public Health Issue Areas, General Accounting Office, Washington, DC
Panel 1: Positive Signs of Progress Improving Quality of Care
- Nelson Baugh, Resident, BJC Nursing Home, Commerce, Georgia
- Raymond Suarez, Family member of a nursing home resident, Baltimore, Maryland
- Debi Meyers, Interim State Long Term Care Ombudsman, Des Moines, Iowa
- Mark Miller, State Long Term Care Ombudsman Program, Richmond, Virginia
- Toby Edelman, National Senior Citizens' Law Center, Washington, DC
- Janet Clayton, Family member of a nursing home resident, Neosho, Missouri
- Kimm Korber, Family member of a nursing home resident, Washington, West Virginia
- Deanne Lenhart, Kansas Advocates for Better Care, Inc., Lawrence, Kansas
- Elma Holder, National Citizens' Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, Washington, DC
Forum Publications
- Committee on Aging Print: 106-15