NEW: Linn Health says it will close. Medicaid site visit. State response.

Elderly woman's hand on cane, caregiver's support.

UPDATED: Statement from Aldersbridge Communities (nonprofit parent organization of Linn Health and Rehabilitation) from CEO Richard Gamache. Linn Health and Rehabilitation is submitting its facility closure plan today (May 24) and will begin coordinating with the RIDOH and State Ombudsman team on the orderly transfer of residents according to plan. There are 22 studio apartments…

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RI health and human services depleted, silos worse in 15 years under EOHHS umbrella – Richard Asinof

The community care alliance building in san francisco.

by Richard Asinof, contributing writer, ConvergenceRI Photo: Benedict Lessing, Community Care Alliance Editor’s Note: Benedict Lessing, the president and CEO of Community Care Alliance, was one of the last witnesses to give testimony at the more than two-hour hearing held Dec. 16, 2021, before the Senate legislative commission looking at the current structure of the…

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