The Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act (S0002, H5012) will alleviate the staffing crisis by setting a minimum staffing standard of 4.1 hours of care...
"The General Assembly's failure to pass this legislation has perpetuated a racist system of poverty wages and unsafe conditions for a workforce that is disproportionately immigrant...
All the video from the first session of the House and the election of Speaker Joseph Shekarchi...
“The people who provide nursing care are engaged in holy work. But you would not know that by the way nursing home workers are treated in...
“2020 has taught us all some real life lessons, has put the light on. Some real perpetrators have taken the hoods off. Some of those wannabes...
“Our bill is a small but significant step towards repairing the vast harm that mass criminalization has inflicted on Black and brown communities.“ The Fair Chance...
“Every single day of the pandemic we’ve shown up to care for our residents despite short staffing, not enough PPE and the fear of getting sick...
“You know how you treat heroes? You give them the tools and compensation they need, not tell them to wait until it’s more convenient. We need...
“…all three are intelligent, thoughtful Providence residents with a demonstrated commitment to public service.” As the March 3 election gets closer, Rhode Island Senator Samuel Bell...
“I love taking care of residents but short staffing and low wages make my job next to impossible some days,” said Victoria Mitchell, a certified nursing...