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Congress Must Include Long Term Care In Infrastructure Package MCongress has an opportunity to prioritize our seniors and their caregivers by including long term care in the bipartisan infrastructure package. While nursing homes and assisted living communities will soon receive much-needed resources from the Provider Relief Fund, longer-term investments from the federal government are necessary to help improve quality of care. Long term care facilities are facing economic and workforce challenges that threaten access to care. Across the country, nursing homes are losing workers, and providers
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