In May 2020, AHCA/NCAL called for additional help from state and local governments for skilled nursing facilities. The group released a “Long Term Care Workforce Roadmap for Governors and States” to help protect caregivers and other staff. The roadmap asked for improved access to PPE for caregivers and other skilled nursing facility staff, helping workers with childcare and bonus pay, relaxing regulations to bring in additional staff across state lines, and the establishment of “strike teams,” including the National Guard, to assist at facilities with virus outbreaks.