If convicted of assaulting his neighbor, a Barrington man could face harsher punishment under the state’s Hate Crimes Sentencing Act.
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Nursing home workers suspend strike plans after Gov. Raimondo pledges support
Workers at five Rhode Island nursing homes suspend plans to strike next week after the governor promises to work to resolve staffing issues.
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Roger Williams Medical Center placed on probation by an accrediting group
The hospital’s probationary accreditation was triggered by the accreditation council’s decision to close the dermatology program after learning that its residents were no longer training at Roger Williams.
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Bill to mandate minimum staffing levels in nursing homes heads to the Senate floor
The bill introduced by Senator Maryellen Goodwin would require all state licensed nursing homes to provide each resident with 4.10 hours of direct nursing care per day.
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Dental check-up: If you haven’t seen a dentist since before the coronavirus pandemic, here’s what you need to know
In Rhode Island, as in Massachusetts and Connecticut, there are lots of guidelines but few mandates about how to practice dentistry during the pandemic. But one thing is clear: If the dentist is doing things right, your next visit should feel anything but routine.
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A night of flames and fury
It would be easy to dismiss the agitators and looters who destroyed so much in Providence the night of June 1 as outside provocateurs. The reality is more complicated.
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Nursing home workers, union leaders, demand lawmakers support “safe staffing” legislation.
Raise The Bar, a coalition of nursing home caregivers led by union organizers, is urging Rhode Island lawmakers to support legislation that would set minimum staffing levels in nursing homes.
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Nursing Home on Providence’s East Side closing, citing ongoing financial problems and coronavirus pandemic
Rhode Island’s nursing home industry has claimed its first financial casualty of the coronavirus pandemic with the closing of a financially-ailing 57-bed nursing home on Providence’s East Side.
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For some Chinese immigrants, the American coronavirus experience feels like déjà vu
Wende Chen, the owner of the Chong Qing House restaurant, experienced the virus through his family in China. Now, he worries about the future of his own family’s American dream.
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Nursing home leaders in R.I. report problems accessing testing at CVS Health site
The rapid-testing site was supposed to be available, without an appointment, to nursing home workers. But now some workers say they’re being told to come back later or even another day.
