Texas Health Care Association fights to keep nursing homes open

(Texas Health Care Association) –On a Sunday after church in a nursing home in Nacogdoches, Texas, a sweet grandmother sits with a warm smile as her husband tells stories to their grandchildren about the early days, the hard work, and the family values that shaped our great state.In the next room, a caregiver adjusts a blanket, offering a kind word and a familiar face.Related Stories For so many Texans, these aren’t just facilities – they’re communities. Places where lifelong connections are honored, where care goes beyond the physical, and where dedicated staff members know each resident’s personal story often as well as their own.Thousands of Texas families rely on these facilities to care for their loved ones, but unfortunately, long-term care as we know it is under existential threat thanks to a new federal mandate.To be frank, hundreds of these critical facilities are facing closure.I want the public to know that the Texas Health Care Association is fighting to protect long-term care professionals, their residents, and the families they serve, but we are in a battle against federal overreach that is putting some of Texas’s most vulnerable residents in jeopardy.In April, the federal government finalized new rules to create the...