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State Representative Bob Dettmer
100 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
651-296-4124
For more information contact: Austin Bleess 651-296-5529
NEWS COLUMN
HELPING THOSE WHO CARE FOR OTHERS
By Bob Dettmer
State Representative
District 52A
Funding for nursing homes is often a large debate at the State Capitol. Making sure our older citizens are taken care of should be a priority. That is why I have supported, on numerous occasions, giving a respectable increase to those who care for our parents and grandparents.
Last year in the Health and Human Services bill nursing homes received a mere 2% increase. That increase does not go very far at all, especially when people have to pay more at the gas pump, grocery store, and post office. We should provide a larger increase, especially because the money is currently there to do it.
The Health Care Access Fund has nearly a $300 million surplus in it. This fund can only be used for health care related expenses. Paying those who work in our nursing homes through these funds makes good, common sense. I, along with my fellow House Republicans, believe nursing home and long-term care workers are a critical part of our world-class health care system. We propose using $20.8 million from the Health Care Access Fund provide a 2.25 percent cost-of-living increase of nursing home workers and a 1.25 percent increase for other long-term care providers.
These people work hard to care for people in the nursing homes. They deserve to be compensated fairly for their work. Making sure the residents of our nursing homes are well cared for means making sure the people who care for them are paid what they are worth. Let’s make sure they get the money they need, and use the funds that are already dedicated for such uses.
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