Tag: LeadingAge Rhode Island
Nursing homes to get $30M boost
Rhode Island’s nursing home industry has been ravaged during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some financial help appears to be on the way.
The state budget...
CODE RED: Amid closures, nursing homes fight for survival
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the staff at Cherry Hill Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Johnston...
Nursing homes seek 1-year pause on Jan. staffing mandate
PROVIDENCE – Amid an ongoing staffing shortage that’s been fueled by the pandemic, Rhode Island nursing homes say they would need to hire 475...
Advocates for seniors: Wage boost needed for care workers as ‘age...
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...
Senior care organizations signal alarm bell on staffing shortage
PROVIDENCE – Two senior care organizations say that the labor shortage hampering Rhode Island's long-term care facilities, made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, has...
For big R.I. firms, Biden mandate doesn’t change vaccine plans
Many Rhode Island companies that have already committed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates say they’re sticking with their deadlines rather than waiting for President Joe...