Politically active providers will be looking to arrange visits by lawmakers who are back in their district during a long Labor Day weekend.

The “traditional’ end of summer typically constitutes a good time to make a favorable impression on legislators, as well as other top government figures. Long-term care associations uniformly recommend inviting lawmakers, and any possible staff aides, to tour facility and campus grounds in order to make a favorable impression on individuals who might help set pay rates and regulations.

Both chambers of Congress reconvene Tuesday.