By Sheff Richey
ASHA along with long-term care partners, Argentum, LeadingAge and NCAL, as well as the Alzheimer’s Association, wrote to House Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders urging them to advance H.R. 8371, The Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act during the year-end Lame Duck session.
This legislation includes a provision to create a pilot program within the Veterans Administration (VA) to allow veterans access to assisted living as an alternative to a nursing home. The letter references the over 40 organizations that support H.R. 8371, including 20 Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs), and asks Congress to take action to advance this legislation this year by placing it on the Suspension calendar.