As General Assembly convenes, nursing home workers rally for safe staffing and fair wages
January 21, 2021

As General Assembly convenes, nursing home workers rally for safe staffing and fair wages

“The General Assembly’s failure to pass this legislation has perpetuated a racist system of poverty wages and...

Nursing home resident and caregiver COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1,000 this week
December 17, 2020

Nursing home resident and caregiver COVID-19 deaths surpassed 1,000 this week

“Every day nursing home residents and frontline heroes are dying from COVID-19 yet the industry continues to...

Demand an end to the lethal status quo in nursing homes
June 18, 2020

Demand an end to the lethal status quo in nursing homes

“You know how you treat heroes? You give them the tools and compensation they need, not tell...

Aletha Browne on the lack of pay, staffing and PPE she endures as a CNA during the COVID-19 pandemic
April 9, 2020

Aletha Browne on the lack of pay, staffing and PPE she endures as a CNA during the COVID-19 pandemic

“Right now, people are quitting. People are calling out because they’re so scared to risk their family...

Raise the Bar calls on RI nursing home industry to invest its millions in profit in frontline caregivers and residents amid pandemic
April 9, 2020

Raise the Bar calls on RI nursing home industry to invest its millions in profit in frontline caregivers and residents amid pandemic

“We risk our lives to come here every day, just to make a difference,” said Aletha Browne,...

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