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This bill aims to improve long-term care staffing and dignity for caregivers through a variety of measures. The key provisions of the bill include: 1. Establishing a grant program for nursing facility supervisory and leadership training to improve staff satisfaction, retention, and reduce turnover. 2. Creating an extended care career ladder grant program to provide training and education opportunities for entry-level long-term care workers, such as certified nurses' aides and home health aides. 3. Implementing a tuition reimbursement program for certified nursing assistant training. 4. Providing a refundable tax credit for family caregivers to offset expenses related to caring for eligible family members. 5. Requiring the development of mandatory infection control and public health training programs for new and incumbent direct care employees of home health and home care agencies. 6. Establishing an online personal protective equipment exchange for long-term care workers. 7. Requiring skilled nursing facilities to establish a health care workforce planning committee and develop comprehensive care team plans to ensure adequate staffing and safe working environments. 8. Amending regulations to mandate a minimum of 4.0 hours of care per resident per day, with at least 3.5 hours provided by certified nursing assistants. 9. Developing standards and procedures to address abusive treatment and bullying of home care workers, personal care attendants, and consumers.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S1952