GSLA Advocacy Day

GSLA's 2018 Advocacy Day was on February 20

This year we asked your legislative support for:  

1. Senate Bill 415 - Requires each nursing home in the state to have and maintain a backup power source to provide power in the event of a power outage. The bill does not apply to Personal Care Homes or Assisted Living Communities and we want to keep it that way. Such a requirement would be cost-prohibitive for many of our members.
2. House Bill 776 - Would allow residents in Assisted Living Communities and Personal Care Homes to conduct electronic monitoring of the resident's room through the installation and operation of electronic monitoring devices. If the resident chooses to do so the Assisted Living Community or Personal Care Home must allow it. GSLA is opposed to this measure.
3. Senate Bill 406 - This measure would require that criminal background checks be conducted on all owners, applicants for employment and employees having direct access to residents at nursing homes, personal care homes and assisted living communities. Failure to do so can result in severe fines and penalties. GSLA supports protecting patient safety but does have concerns regarding the cost of conducting background checks and feels the penalties included in the bill are excessive.

​GSLA would like thank everyone for attending the 2018 Advocacy Day! 

Thanks to everyone who supports GSLA's Advocacy Day! 

In 2017 GSLA and it's members are seeking legislative support for:

House Bill 486 provides for the training of proxy caregivers including implementing the health maintenance activity of medication administration by proxy caregivers.  
Chairman Tommy Benton of the Human Relations and Aging Committee

House Resolution 388  creates a study committee on “Meeting the Demands for Nursing Care in Georgia.”
Representative Tom Kirby

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Thanks to everyone who participates and helps to make our Advocacy Days successful!!