4628954 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice on "The Status of Nursing Home Care in the District of Columbia"
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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Health
Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable
1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
COUNCILMEMBER YVETTE M. ALEXANDER, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT ROUND TABLE
on
The State of Nursing Home Care in the District of Columbia
Thursday, December 12, 2013
11:00 a.m., Room 500, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Yvette M. Alexander, Chairperson of the Committee on Health, announces a public oversight round table on the state of nursing home care in the District of Columbia. The roundtable will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 12, 2013 in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building.
The purpose of this public oversight round table is to: i) obtain public input on the quality of nursing home care in the District and any measures that might be undertaken to improve it; ii) afford the Department of Health an opportunity to comment on its oversight of nursing home facilities and professionals; and iii) obtain input from nursing homes in the District of Columbia regarding the challenges of operating a nursing home in the District and delivering adequate care to patients.
Those who wish to testify should contact Melanie Williamson, Legislative Counsel to the Committee on Health, at 202-741-2112 or via e-mail at mwilliamson@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business on Tuesday, December 10, 2013. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there are a large number of witnesses.
For those unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements can be emailed to mwilliamson@dccouncil.us (email) or to Melanie Williamson at the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 115, Washington, D.C., 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday January 6, 2013.
