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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Nursing homes will remain closed to visitors during RI phase 2 reopening
Governor Raimondo announced Friday that the launch of Phase 2, beginning Monday, will not include visitations to senior living facilities due to continuing COVID-19 infections.
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She fought to keep COVID-19 out of her nursing home. Then, she got sick.
At Rhode Island nursing homes, experts say a lack of available testing overshadowed the efforts of staff in preventing the virus’ spread. Lakesha Lopez took every precaution but still ended up in the hospital, one floor below the center’s receptionist.
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More than half of R.I. deaths related to COVID-19 were nursing home residents
More than half of the people in Rhode Island who have died from causes related to COVID-19 were living in nursing homes or some form of congregant living.
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New Bedford Nursing Homes Required To Take Precautions To Prevent Coronavirus Spread
New Bedford nursing homes will now be required to implement more safety measures in order to protect residents from the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Nursing Home Advocates Protesting At Massachusetts Statehouse Amid Facility Closures
Nursing home advocates are protesting at the Massachusetts Statehouse on Tuesday urging government officials to increase facilities funding after a string of nursing home closures across the state.
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Connecticut Nursing Home Workers Renew Strike Threat
A labor union representing workers at Connecticut nursing homes is renewing a strike threat. Union officials representing more than 2,000 nursing home workers had walked back a May 1 strike date after Governor Ned Lamont pledged to work with them on raises.But a proposed budget released by the legislature’s Appropriations Committee this week changed the […]
