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AARP Virginia advocates will fight for a prescription drug affordability board, ask lawmakers to give family caregivers a tax break and work to improve the quality of care for nursing home residents when legislators come to town on Wednesday.
Vaccination rates nationwide among residents and staff at a standstill.
In Virginia, fewer than 55% of residents and nearly 95% of staff were up-to-date on their vaccinations, rates that have been about the same for the past three months.
Twelve States Show an Increase in Death Rates; Virginia Cases Down
Vaccination Booster Rates Remain Stalled Amid Winter Surge
Vaccination and Booster Rates Stall as Flu Season Arrives
Rises in Cases and Deaths in Virginia Show Continued Need for Reform to Protect Residents and Staff
AARP Urges Legislators to Focus on Nursing Home Safety
Six lawmakers to decide fate of nursing home staffing bills
COVID-19 exposed the chronic, ongoing issues in Virginia’s nursing homes
and has emphasized the urgent need for reform.
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