New Nursing Home Oversight Measures Advance in House Committee

Nursing homes would get help in retaining workers and also face tougher federal oversight in a slate of elder-care measures advanced by a House panel Friday.

The House Ways and Means Committee approved the elder justice legislation by a 24-18 vote and the nursing home bill by a 24-17 vote. Both pieces will be included in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion sweeping domestic policy package, which the House and Senate aim to send to President Joe Biden‘s desk this month. Stephanie Murphy (Fla.) was only Democrat to vote no – Republicans all voted no.

The quality of nursing home care has ...