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Demand an end to the lethal status quo in nursing homes

June 18, 2020

Since April, Rhode Island nursing homes have received over $50 million dollars in state and federal funding in response to the COVID-19 crisis. This is on top of the $242 million they made in profit from 2017-2018. Raise the Bar on Resident Care held a press conference to call for immediate investment in nursing home safe staffing by passing the Nursing

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RI lawmakers push for better protection in nursing homes

June 18, 2020

Although the numbers are down in Rhode Island, there is an urge to better protect the state’s most vulnerable population in the wake of COVID-19. Nursing home residents are the most vulnerable to the virus and now Sen. Maj. Whip Maryellen Goodwin and Rep. Scott Slater, along with a group called “Raise the Bar,” are

Tag: <span>Raise The Bar</span>

Demand an end to the lethal status quo in nursing homes

RI lawmakers push for better protection in nursing homes

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