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State Rep. Bryce Berry (center) calls for state action to protect nursing homes at a press conference Wednesday, July 30, 2025.
Credit: Sarah Kallis/GPB News
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Georgia Democrats call for legislative action to protect nursing homes
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LISTEN: State Rep. Bryce Berry said the state needs to protect nursing homes. GPB's Sarah Kallis reports.
Georgia Democrats are pushing back against federal cuts to health care in President Trump's recently signed budget bill. This comes in the wake of a study that says several nursing homes including dozens in Georgia are at risk of closure as a result.
The Brown University study singled out 600 nursing homes at risk of closure, including 37 in Georgia. Lawmakers are calling for more state funding to deal with potential impacts of the funding cuts.
State Rep. Bryce Berry, a Democrat, said the state legislature needs to establish a state stabilization fund for nursing homes to prevent closures.
“To even allow one nursing home to close is unacceptable, but 37?" he said at a press conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday. "37 is a moral failure."
About 70% of Georgia nursing home residents are on Medicaid. Nursing homes worry that if seniors lose coverage, they will not be able to pay for services.
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