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Coalition urges Assembly Budget Subcommittee to take similar action to protect California’s most vulnerable patients  SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Support Skilled Nursing Patients, a statewide coalition representing caregivers, patient advocates and California’s 1,000+ Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), applauds the California Senate Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services for rejecting Governor Newsom’s proposed cuts to skilled nursing funding […]

Budget cuts are deepening workforce shortages and threatening care for California’s most vulnerable patients. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – In a significant show of support for California’s skilled nursing patients, lawmakers issued a letter urging budget leaders to restore the Workforce and Quality Incentive Program (WQIP) in the State Budget. “Skilled nursing care is a critical part […]

Eight years ago, I faced a question I wasn’t prepared for: Where would my mom go when we could no longer care for her at home? Today, that same question could become even harder for hundreds of thousands of California families to answer. Unless Gov. Gavin Newsom and state legislators restore critical funding for the […]

LIVESTREAM: https://www.facebook.com/events/948250921452143/ Budget cuts are straining the workforce and jeopardizing care for our most vulnerable patients. SACRAMENTO – Support Skilled Nursing Patients, a statewide coalition representing caregivers, patient advocates and California’s 1,000+ Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs), held a Capitol press conference today calling on the Governor and the legislature to restore Workforce and Quality Incentive […]

Ending the Workforce Quality Incentive Program Spells Disaster California is failing skilled nursing patients and their caregivers. Unless Governor Newsom and state lawmakers act now to restore critical funding for the Workforce Quality Incentive Program (WQIP) in the 2026-27 state budget, skilled nursing facilities across the state will face staffing shortages, be forced to scale […]

I started my career in a skilled nursing facility twenty years ago as a certified nursing assistant. Over time, I worked in admissions, earned my nursing license, became a nurse at the same facility my grandmother was a patient, and eventually advanced into my role as case manager. Through every step of that journey, one […]

What you need to know: On National Caregivers Day, Support Skilled Nursing Patients is calling on state leaders to restore $300 million in workforce and quality care funding to protect vulnerable patients, support caregivers and ensure the long-term care system remains a lifeline for California families. SACRAMENTO, CA – On National Caregivers Day, Supporting Skilled […]

Skilled Nursing Facilities Provide 24-Hour Medical Care to California’s Most Vulnerable
Patients – a Lifeline for Hundreds of Thousands of Families.