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Dec 15 2020

Tackling surge of COVID-19 in Nursing Homes – Herb Weiss

By Herb Weiss, contributing writer, aging issues Over the months, while public health officials watch the uptick in new COVID-19 cases, Congress releases ...
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Dec 15 2020

Your Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 15, 2020

Photo: Dr. Christian Arbelaez, 1st person to receive the vaccine, at Rhode Island Hospital - Dr. Arbelaez is an emergency ...
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Dec 14 2020

The Vaccine is here…this day in history

Every day a milestone. Every day a little ray of hope. From preliminary application of the first vaccine to the ...
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Dec 14 2020

RI Faces High Cost for it’s ADA Violations

by Gina Macris, Developmental Disabilities News RI Faces High Cost For Fixing DD ADA Violations After funding services for adults ...
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Dec 13 2020

RI Health Director Dr. Alexander-Scott positive for COVID-19. Governor Raimondo in quarantine

In a Saturday night flurry of tweets and text messages, Rhode Islanders learned that Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Director of the ...
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Dec 13 2020

Will RI nursing homes take pandemic lessons to heart? One facility begins its transformation.

Linn Health & Rehabilitation receives $1 million grant to transform its business model. CARES Act state funding to be used ...
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Dec 12 2020

Your Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 12, 2020

RHODE ISLAND & VICINITY The positive rate in Worcester is at 26% right now according to Dr. Michael Hirsh, Worcester's ...
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Dec 12 2020

US FDA – It’s a “Go” for Pfizer vaccine

Late on Friday, Dec. 11th, the FDA issued their approval: FDA Takes Key Action in Fight Against COVID-19 By Issuing ...
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Dec 11 2020

Your Coronavirus Update – Today, Dec. 11, 2020

Photo: The Marvel Comic, "VITALS", honoring nurses, will be out on Dec. 30th. It is "Dedicated to the 4000 AHN ...
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Dec 10 2020

UPDATED: RI Nursing Home and LTC Facility increases in COVID19 Cases/Fatalities

In the last month and a half, the coronavirus has once more hit our nursing homes hard. We can expect ...