Tag: nursing homes
Nursing homes not hopeful relief coming from state leaders
With only a month left in the legislative session, state leaders appear no closer to solving the unprecedented crisis facing Rhode Island’s nursing homes.
Bleeding...
Nursing homes need more state help
As summer approaches, John E. Gage is again sounding the alarm about the precarious financial condition of nursing homes across the state. The timing...
Report: R.I. nursing homes 5th-highest rated in the nation
PROVIDENCE – The state's nursing homes are rated fifth best in the nation in a new report by Nice Rx Health.
The online prescription company...
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 in peril across R.I. need a financial lifeline
The worst of the deadly health effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may be behind us, but nursing homes across the state continue to be...
WalletHub: R.I. 9th best state in nation for nurses
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was ranked the ninth best state in the nation for nurses, according to a WalletHub study released Tuesday.
WalletHub, a personal...
McKee issues executive order to aid staffing issues at R.I. nursing...
PROVIDENCE – Due to continued stresses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Daniel J. McKee issued an executive order on Friday that would provide...
State taking extra COVID safety measures at nursing homes and assisted...
PROVIDENCE – In an effort to keep residents, visitors and staffers safe, Gov. Daniel J. McKee and the R.I. Department of Health announced new...
Senior Agenda Coalition of R.I. hires Beaudreau as executive director
PROVIDENCE – The Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island, an organization advocating on behalf of the state's senior population, has hired Bernard J. Beaudreau...