The Essential Caregivers Act of 2024 is a bipartisan and bicameral bill that requires skilled nursing facilities, intermediate care facilities for the intellectually disabled, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities nationwide to permit essential caregivers in-person access during any period in which regular visitation is restricted
H.R. 8331
- U.S. Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- U.S. Representative John B. Larson (D-CT)
S. 4280
- U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
- U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
A BILL TO PROTECT RESIDENTS IN LONG-TERM CARE FROM THE EFFECTS OF ISOLATION PROTOCOLS
Caregivers For Compromise has worked with legislators for over three years on federal level "essential caregiver" legislation. On April 17, 2024, Caregivers For Compromise held a webinar to share the final bill text of H.R. 8331 and S. 4280 with advocates, family members, and stakeholders. Below are all the resources and information from the webinar, a one pager of the bill, press releases from the lead sponsors, and the bill text. We look forward to the day when The Essential Caregivers Act becomes the law of the land, ensuring no one in a long-term care facility is isolated and alone during the next declared emergency. We will never forget what happened to our loved ones during the Covid pandemic and how it impacted people across America. We have created a 30 minute video called "50 States/50 Stories", featuring a caregiver story from constituents in each of the 50 States.