A WEEK AGO CommonWealth featured an op-ed by a representative of the nursing home industry entitled “Nursing home situation grows dire again.” The gist of the article was a plea to the Massachusetts Legislature for $238 million in additional funding for nursing homes, ostensibly to raise the pay of the caregiving staff. A more accurate title […]
Arlene Germain
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Nursing home residents need more help voting
NEARLY 40,000 citizens in nursing homes across Massachusetts have endured months of harrowing conditions under COVID-19, watching as friends and caregivers succumb, victims of the largest concentration of deaths in the state. Given their experiences, they rightly need to express their views by voting in November. Yet it appears that most will face undue hurdles […]