Protect Georgia Care

COVID-19 presents an unprecedented threat to vulnerable seniors in Georgia’s nursing homes and assisted living communities.

We are taking extraordinary measures to fight this virus and keep residents safe and healthy – but we can’t do it alone.

Read our letter to the Georgia congressional delegation:

The COVID-19 crisis has exposed gaps in public health policy, and we need immediate change. Local, state and federal officials cannot maintain the status quo without jeopardizing the most vulnerable in our society.

To keep seniors safe, our communities need:

Long term care residents are high-risk. They need support now.

Public health policy must catch up. Emergency relief is critical for long term care communities, just as it was for hospitals.

Knowing the terminology used in the long term care profession is an important first step in understanding the needs of staff who are protecting vulnerable seniors from COVID-19.