Tag: nursing homes
On COVID anniversary, protestors renew call for nursing home standards legislation
It’s been five years, but registered nurse Stefania Silvestri can still recall the smell of plastic.
“I placed body after body in a bag, day...
Divided views on for-profit company buying R.I. nursing homes
Two struggling skilled nursing facilities are on track to be sold to a Massachusetts-based company, reigniting the debate over whether businesses looking to maximize...
Struggling nursing homes mull change in direction to save themselves
Richard Gamache was armed with a plan to save his nursing home this spring. The question was if he had enough time to put...
State must help accelerate new nursing home models
State leaders have begun to respond to the pleas for help from struggling nursing homes, but the money will only buy time for an...
General Assembly passes creation of nursing home workforce standards advisory board
PROVIDENCE – The General Assembly approved legislation Thursday that would establish a 13-member advisory board to keep state leaders informed on the conditions of...
Family-run nursing homes are quickly disappearing
Keeping a nursing home running is no easy feat, but it’s an even greater challenge for family-owned facilities to stay afloat.
As nursing homes throughout...
Linn Health to close nursing home in July; 48 patients to...
EAST PROVIDENCE – After implementing a “Hail Mary” plan to save its nursing home, Linn Health & Rehabilitation will be closing its doors in...
Nursing home chain owners charged with stealing $83M in Medicaid money
PROVIDENCE – The owners of a Centers Health Care were charged on Wednesday in a massive fraud scheme that allegedly siphoned off $83 million...
2 Rhode Island nursing homes file for receivership, citing ‘inability to...
PROVIDENCE – Two Rhode Island nursing homes have filed for receivership, declaring their “inability to pay debts as they come due.”
However, neither residents nor...
Do state leaders need to provide more financial support to Rhode...
The 120-bed Charlesgate Nursing Center in Providence in May announced plans to close. If the state does not intervene, it would be the sixth...