I want to express my congratulations by wishing you, the Consumer Voice, a happy 35 Birthday and may you have many more!!
- Jerry Kasunic

Hats off to the Consumer Voice - the birth place of the Nursing Home Reform Law, the Transparency Act, NASOP, NALLTCO, the Pioneer Movement and the Direct Care Alliance! The Consumer Voice's core values - empowered consumers, respect for residents and workers, accountability of government agencies, individualized care planning, person-centered care and adequate staffing for quality of care AND quality of life - are as important for the future as they were in shaping the past. It was an honor to be a part of the Consumer Voice's history. Best wishes for the future!
- Alice H. Hedt

Back in the beginning years of the Consumer Voice, I was privileged to represent the volunteers in my community (Portland Gray Panthers) at the national Consumer Voice meeting held in Detroit, Michigan. This changed my life! I am proud to see our founding visions - to help create safe, competent and loving communities for our disabled elders - alive and well today at the Consumer Voice.
- R. Douglas Rogers

Congratulations on 35 years of successful efforts to assure quality care for our older citizens! My wife, Harriet Nehring, and Anna (Petey) Cerf were members of the original Steering Committee that organized the Consumer Voice. They also organized Kansans for Improvement of Nursing Homes, now Kansas Advocates for Better Care, which celebrates its 35th anniversary this year as well. Elma Holder and her cohorts were pioneers who have made a difference in people's lives!
- Earl Nehring

Thank you and congratulations on 35 years of advocacy for the lives of long-term care consumers!
- Monica Wynn

35 years and growing stronger!
- Alliance for Better Long Term Care

Your organization has been very helpful to the family council we formed. Thank you.
- Roz & George Leonard

Congratulations on all that you do to bring better conditions for care.
- Judy Hurliman

Thank you.
- Lynn Campisi

Let's continue to work together to stop the atrocities patients suffer in nursing homes.
- Citizens for Patient Dignity

Thank you for your efforts to improve the quality of care in nursing homes and to be the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves
- Teresa Story

As a professional Geriatric Care Manager with a focus on making a positive impact on long-term care, I cannot thank you enough for all that the Consumer Voice does for our elderly! Thank you!
- Kimberly Such-Smith, BSN, RN, CMC, CGCM

Congratulations for being the voice of residents and their families
- Martin J. Solomon/Solomon & Relihan, PC

To honor the work of Janet Wells in the policy arena - keep up the good effort.
- Sarah Burger

Congratulations on your anniversary and thank you for all your efforts in getting the best care for our seniors in nursing homes and long-term care facilities. This is crucial work and an ongoing challenge that requires vigilance. With parents that have gone through the hardship of late in life care, I know the difficulty of day-to-day concern. Even in the best of facilities understaffing is still a huge problem. We need to increase the ratio of "aide to patient" care in all the states and just compensation for these real care givers. There are really good people out there whose hands are too full and get burnt out. We will all be in those worn out hands some day. Please let me know what I can do in this endeavor. Keep up the good work.
- Marianne Mazziotta

Congratulations on the Consumer Voice's 35th anniversary. Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents is grateful for the educational information to citizen advocates along with other activities.
- Lou O'Reilly & Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents

Great work Consumer Voice!!
- Anonymous

Good luck with your organization. We are all getting older, and we need all the help we can get. Happy Anniversary.
- Joseph Hutcheson

Warm congratulations on your 35th, and many, many good wishes for your work in the years ahead!

You have taught me so much, but nothing was more important than the inclusion of people who live in nursing homes in all your deliberations. I still remember the initial thrill of their presence!
- Carter Williams