Pritzker signs bill to improve nursing homes in Illinois

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The governor signed House Bill 246, better known as the Nursing Home Rate Reform Bill, into law Tuesday afternoon in Chicago. The bill plans to bring more than $700 million dollars each year to Medicaid-funded nursing homes across the state to help increase staffing levels and improve the quality of care.

The bill will reward Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) with at least one year of experience with a $1.50 raise, with Medicaid paying their share of the increase. The first-year increase will be followed by a $1 raise each year for six years for a maximum pay increase of $6.50 per hour

Pritzker believes the new incentives will lead to more people working in nursing homes, which could in turn lead to better care for seniors over time.

“Today we take a giant leap forward in delivering the care, dignity, and respect that our valued seniors deserve,” Pritzker said at a news conference Tuesday. “We are investing more than $700 million in Medicaid funding toward an equity-driven staffing model, a standard that rewards higher-quality care.”

https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/pritzker-signs-bill-to-improve-nursing-homes-in-illinois/

[Midnight Writer]

1. Thank you, Governor.

I've been watching the campaign commercials against Pritzker and am struck at how vague they are.

"Pritzker is bad for business!" and "Pritzker is not right for Illinois!"

I figure this means they've got nothing.

[ShazzieB]

2. The ones I'm seeing are accusing him of wanting to let hordes of violent criminals out of jail.

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Then implying that all of those "violent offenders" are going to "bring Chicago's violence to your town" if you don't "vote no on Pritzker." SMDH

I think it's a pretty clear indication that they know what a Trumpy, christofascist mess the GOP nominee, Darren Bailey is. Best not to mention his name!

EDITED TO ADD I just made an o.p. about the ad described above: https://www.democraticunderground.com/10497156

[Midnight Writer]

3. Thanks for the link. I hadn't seen that one.