Members of SEIU 2015 will be mobilizing across the entire state in a series of actions on March 28th in support of Skilled Nursing Facility Quality Standards Board (Sen. Stern, Asm. Santiago) to address the industry’s “Great Resignation” crisis and dangerously low staffing levels to ensure quality care.
SEIU 2015, the nation’s largest long-term care union, represents more than 400,000 nursing home and home care workers in California. These frontline essential workers have cared for our communities’ most vulnerable, yet are faced with low wages and inadequate protections and benefits. COVID has exacerbated staffing shortages in California’s nursing homes, and nursing home workers are quitting at alarming rates. The nursing home industry nationwide has lost more than 238,000 jobs since the start of the pandemic. This is why SEIU Local 2015 has worked to create the Skilled Nursing Quality Standards Board (SN QSB), and why members are taking action on March 28th up and down the state.
Participating SEIU 2015 members are available for interviews.
All events below are for Monday, March 28
CHATSWORTH, CALIFORNIA
WHEN:
11:00 AM-12:00 PM PT
WHERE:
Stoney Point Healthcare Center (21820 Craggyview St, Chatsworth, CA 91311)
WHO:
Nursing home workers and supporters
WHAT:
Workers will gather both inside and outside of the facility to advocate for safe staffing. They are joining together to fight for increased wages and an end to skyrocketing staff turnover and unsafe staffing levels.
Press Contacts:
DKC News
SEIU@dkcnews.com
On Site Contact:
Terry Carter
805-312-0024
Terryc@seiu2015.org
RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA
WHEN:
2:30 PM- 3:30 PM PT
WHERE:
Extended Care (8171 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92504)
WHO:
Nursing home workers and supporters
WHAT:
Workers will gather both inside and outside of the facility to advocate for safe staffing. They are joining together to fight for increased wages and an end to skyrocketing staff turnover and unsafe staffing levels.
Press Contacts:
DKC News
SEIU@dkcnews.com
On Site Contacts:
Shelby Odies, 508-818-8642
Darwin Godoy, 213-422-7265