Advocates for seniors: Wage boost needed for care workers as ‘age wave’ arrives

Cassius Shuman

11/19/2021

RAISE THE BAR ON RESIDENT CARE members call for wage increases and staffing improvements outside the Bannister Center for Rehabilitation and Health Care in Providence in 2019. / COURTESY RAISE  THE BAR ON RESIDENT CARE

Rhode Island is facing an “age wave” that could overwhelm its long-term elder care system if wages are not increased to entice more workers to staff the state’s nursing homes and home care programs, according to a nonprofit advocacy group for seniors. The Rhode Island Senior Agenda Coalition says a growing senior population combined with

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