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In 2020, organizations including the Georgia Council on Aging advocated on behalf of residents, families, and caregivers to successfully pass a bill that strengthened staffing requirements and increased maximum fines for violations. But a bill proposed this session would have lowered those minimum staffing requirements.
After hearing public comment, the Georgia Department of Health has decided to scrap a rule change to lower the staffing requirement in memory care units.
In recent months, Shemetricia Jones felt a jolt of fear every time her cell phone rang.
The public comment period is coming to a close on Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 5 p.m.
A potential rule change would allow for fewer minimum staff in memory care units in Georgia.