California’s more than 1,000 Skilled Nursing Facilities provide 24-hour medical care to nearly 500,000 of the state's most vulnerable patients each year, almost all of whom rely on Medi-Cal or Medicare. Despite their essential role, chronic underfunding by the state jeopardizes the availability of this critical care for hundreds of thousands of patients. The state must support fair and sustainable funding for vital skilled nursing care.
Care for California’s Most Vulnerable Patients
24-Hour Comprehensive Medical Care
A Lifeline for
Families
Reduce Health Costs & Hospital Overcrowding
Please Reinstate the Workforce and Quality Incentive Program Funding in the 2026-27 Budget to:
Support Skilled Nursing Patients
Protect Caregiver Jobs
Strengthen Skilled Nursing Workforce Recruitment & Development
Reduce Hospital Overcrowding and ER Wait Times
Medi-Cal Funding For 3 Daily Meals is Less Than $10 a Day - the Cost of a Single Fast-Food Meal
State Has Cut Funding for Investments in Workforce Training & Recruitment
State Has Cut Funding for Programs to Improve Quality Care
Delays Investment in Facility Improvements & Care Innovations
Chronic underfunding threatens patient services and could force facility closures. Governor Newsom and legislators must prioritize sustainable, fair funding for SNF patients and their caregivers as part of the 2026-2027 state budget and Medi-Cal rate setting process.
I/we support California’s Skilled Nursing Patients and their fight for fair funding and continued access to skilled nursing care. As the state faces an on-going budget deficit, looming federal Medicaid cuts and the negotiation of the new Medi-Cal rate for SNFs, California lawmakers must prioritize fair funding for SNF patients and their caregivers.
