R.I. nursing home care strong but industry ill-prepared for future

PBN Staff

09/13/2019

LOOMING CRISIS?: Raise the Bar on Resident Care members call for wage increases and staffing improvements outside the Bannister Center in Providence on July 25. Nursing homes have struggled to increase pay for caregivers due in part to delays in Medicaid reimbursements.  / COURTESY RAISE  THE BAR ON  RESIDENT CARE

On the surface, nursing homes in Rhode Island appear to be doing OK, despite ongoing issues with payment delays and low reimbursement rates. UnitedHealth Foundation ranked the quality of care in the state’s nursing homes second best in the nation this year. And job security appears strong. But dig a little deeper and the signs

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