Posts Tagged ‘ri health care association’
Rhode Island nursing home bill veto response – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues With the adjourning of the General Assembly on the early morning of June 14, out of thousands of bills thrown into the legislative hopper in this year’s legislative session, 249 bills passed both chambers. At press time, Gov. Dan McKee has vetoed five bills, including one to create a Rhode Island…
Read MoreHail Mary PR effort puts spotlight on inadequate RI nursing home Medicaid rates – Herb Weiss
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Read MoreNew Census data reports the graying of U.S. population – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues The nation’s population continues to gray and this is documented by a series of demographic profiles from the 2020 Census recently released. The release of this updated census data must be a wake-up call to Congress and federal and state officials who oversee aging programs and services.…
Read MoreNursing home workforce crisis deepens with minimum staffing standards – Herb Weiss
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on senior issues “The long-term care industry is enduring the worst workforce crisis in its history, in Rhode Island, and across the country. Although providers are committed to recruiting and retaining staff to provide quality care for residents, despite our best efforts, many nursing homes have fallen short of the…
Read MorePLDO names Scott Fraser, former Pres/CEO of RI Health Care Assoc, to PLDO Strategies
PLDO hires Scott Fraser as Senior Director, Communications & External Affairs – former President/CEO of RI Health Care Association; PR executive PLDO Strategies LLC today announced the appointment of Scott Fraser to the position of Senior Director, Communications and External Relations. Mr. Fraser is a highly-respected public affairs expert with more than 30 years of…
Read MoreVaccination mandate for workers in healthcare settings. Long term care employees – STAT
While Rhode Island enjoys a greater than average vaccination rate, some of the holdouts have been individuals in closest to those at highest risk – our medical workers. We’re talking about all those who enter the doors of our nursing homes, assisted living, hospitals and other medical settings. They need not be direct medical workers…
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