‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall make grants to eligible entities to carry 
out programs through which the entities— 
‘‘(i) offer, to employees who provide 
direct care in a long-term care facility, 
continuing training and varying levels of 
certification, based on observed clinical 
care practices and the amount of time the 
employees spend providing direct care; and 
‘‘(ii) provide, or make arrangements 
with employers to provide, bonuses or 
other increased compensation or benefits to 
employees who achieve certification under 
such a program. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this paragraph, an entity 
shall submit an application to the Adminis-
trator at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Administrator 
may require. 
‘‘(c) SPECIFIC PROGRAMS
TO IMPROVE MANAGE-
MENT PRACTICES.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator shall 
make grants to eligible organizations to enable the 
organizations to provide training and technical as-
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sistance to eligible persons (including administra-
tors, directors of nursing, staff developers, and 
charge nurses) who establish or implement manage-
ment practices for long-term care facilities. 
‘‘(2) USE OF FUNDS.—An organization that re-
ceives a grant under paragraph (1) shall use funds 
made available through the grant— 
‘‘(A) to provide training and technical as-
sistance regarding management practices for 
employees that provide direct care in a long- 
term care facility and that are demonstrated to 
promote retention of those employees, such 
as— 
‘‘(i) the establishment of basic human 
resource policies that reward high perform-
ance, including policies that provide for im-
proved wages and benefits on the basis of 
job reviews; 
‘‘(ii) the establishment of motivational 
and thoughtful work organization prac-
tices; 
‘‘(iii) the creation of a workplace cul-
ture that respects and values caregivers 
and their needs; 
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‘‘(iv) the promotion of a workplace 
culture that respects the rights of residents 
of a long-term care facility and results in 
improved care for the residents; and 
‘‘(v) the establishment of other pro-
grams that promote the provision of high 
quality care, such as a continuing edu-
cation program that provides additional 
hours of training, including on-the-job 
training, for employees who are certified 
nurse aides; or 
‘‘(B) to disseminate training materials for 
the training described in subparagraph (A), and 
to provide the materials to the National Elder 
Justice 
Library 
established 
in 
section 
2221(a)(4), so that the materials are available 
to other providers of such training. 
‘‘(3) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this subsection, an organization shall 
submit an application to the Administrator at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Administrator may require. 
‘‘(d) EVALUATING PROGRAMS.—After the first pro-
grams developed under this section have been completed, 
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the Administrator shall evaluate the outcomes of such pro-
grams in determining which future applications to fund. 
‘‘(e) ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURES.—The Adminis-
trator shall develop accountability measures to ensure that 
funds made available under this section benefit the staff 
who are the intended beneficiaries of the programs pro-
vided under this section, to promote increases in the num-
ber of staff and stability in the long-term care workforce. 
‘‘(f) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.—In 
order to receive funds under this section, an eligible entity 
shall comply with all applicable laws, regulations, and 
guidelines. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 
‘‘SEC. 2242. COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO ENHANCE COM-
MUNICATION ON PROMOTING QUALITY OF 
AND PREVENTING ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN 
LONG-TERM CARE. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Agency for 
Healthcare Research and Quality (in this section referred 
to as the ‘Director’), after consultation with the Attorney 
General, may establish pilot projects to improve long-term 
care. In carrying out the projects, the Director shall make 
grants to eligible partnerships to develop collaborative and 
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innovative approaches to improve the quality of, including 
preventing abuse and neglect in, long-term care. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PARTNERSHIPS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this section, a partnership shall be 
a multidisciplinary community partnership, such as a 
partnership consisting of representatives in a community 
of nursing facility providers, advocates for residents of 
long-term care facilities, State Long-Term Care Ombuds-
men, surveyors, the State agency with responsibility for 
adult protective services, the State agency with responsi-
bility for licensing long-term care facilities, law enforce-
ment agencies, courts, family councils, residents, certified 
nurse aides, registered nurses, physicians, and other ap-
propriate entities and individuals. 
‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a partnership shall submit an applica-
tion to the Director at such time, in such manner, and 
containing such information as the Director may require. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$2,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2007 through 2013. 
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