Entering the third week of Virginia’s special legislative session, we are grateful for the support of our advocacy efforts about the ongoing needs of Virginia’s nursing facilities. As the General Assembly’s deliberations on funding issues intensify, please continue to encourage your caregivers/employees and residents and families to sending letters to support Virginia’s long term care community.

You can share these links, which have a preloaded message that can be edited, but we would request that everyone personalize the message if possible.  

• Action alert for caregivers/employees: Caregivers Need Resources
• Action Alert for Residents/Families: Protect Virginia’s Seniors

As of September 1, supporters have sent 4,150 letters to legislators asking them to provide continued support to Virginia’s nursing facilities.

Continued assistance throughout this crisis and beyond will allow nursing homes in Virginia to have the resources they desperately need to continue a high level of care.

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You can also help spread the word by sharing these links via social media. Here are some sample posts for both Facebook and Twitter: 

As a caregiver, I’ve seen firsthand the needs of our industry. Will you join me in asking our lawmakers to rally around long-term care and protect our seniors? https://p2a.co/lR0aKfe

As a caregiver, I ask for your continued support to protect our nursing home residents – through the pandemic and beyond. Will you join me in sending a letter today to support Virginia’s vulnerable seniors? https://p2a.co/lR0aKfe

As a caregiver, I’m grateful Gov. Northam approved a $20 per day funding increase to protect Virginia’s nursing home residents from COVID-19, but our needs remain. Will you send a letter? https://p2a.co/lR0aKfe

As a long-term caregiver, I have seen the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Virginia’s nursing homes. Will you join me in sending a letter to support Virginia’s most vulnerable community today? https://p2a.co/lR0aKfe

If you have questions about VHCA-VCAL’s grassroots campaign, please contact Amy Hewett.