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Providence, RI
Joined February 2023
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ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
👉👉👉Read a new Op-Ed by Ruth Furtado who spent time in both non-profit and for-profit nursing homes as a middle-aged woman with #MS. "Integral to improving resident care is improving the way staff are treated, supported and paid." #ResidentsRightsMonth
Commentary from Ruth Furtado: October is Residents' Rights Month, which honors people living in long-term care facilities. Honoring residents is not enough: In R.I., we need intervention to overhaul the system and give residents the quality care they need. trib.al/dmEzzQU
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
A resident’s comfort, happiness, or distress can often be communicated through gestures, facial expressions, or posture. Let’s be mindful and ensure all residents feel heard and understood. #WorldSmileDay #NationalBodyLanguageDay #ResidentsRights
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
If you have a loved one in a long-term care facility, our monthly Zoom meeting is a great way to connect with advocates, ask questions, and learn about valuable resources. Learn more and RSVP here: buff.ly/3XKLMpO
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
October is #ResidentsRightsMonth where we honor the lives and dignity of all long term care residents and renew our commitment to improve the quality of care they receive.
#RaisetheBar #SafeStaffingNow #NursingHomes #SafeStaffing #FairWages
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Short staffing and lack of appropriate training is exacerbating an alarming trend of violence in LTC facilities. "Within one month, 15% of (assisted living) residents experienced verbal, physical, or sexual resident-on-resident aggression." @jordanrau
npr.org/sections/shots-healt…
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Despite federal and state laws protecting nursing home residents’ rights to voice grievances about abuse and neglect, the fear of retaliation scares many into silence. Learn more about overcoming the fear of retaliation and how to file a complaint buff.ly/3YuMBor
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
READ a letter to the editor in the Newport Daily News by Sherman Pines, a former nursing home resident who knows firsthand why we need the #WorkforceStandardsBoard in #RhodeIsland #safestaffingsaveslives
newportri.com/story/opinion/…
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Two top @PennLDI nursing home researchers, @nbcoe1 & @rm_werner, estimate @CMSGov staffing minimums will save 13k lives/year warren.senate.gov/imo/media/…
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
A new @Penn study found that the federal nursing home staffing standards would save up to 13,000 lives a year & would reduce a number of adverse outcomes for residents. #SaveStaffingSavesLives
mcknights.com/news/staffing-…
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
“The veto yet again underscores the reality that the McKee administration has created no framework or plan to stabilize our state’s broken nursing home system." Kathleen Gerard, @ABCinRI #OverrideTheVeto #WorkforceStandardsBoard #SafeStaffing
rinewstoday.com/rhode-island… @RINewsToday
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Last night, Governor McKee vetoed the Nursing Home #WorkforceStandardsBoard Bill, offering no alternative plan to solve our nursing home crisis. Read our full statement below: governor.ri.gov/press-releas….
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Good for him on Kratom, but standards board and non-compete agreement ban? Time for some overrides.
5 vetoes tonight from @GovDanMcKee
* Noncompetes ban
* Kratom
* Nursing home standards board
* AG civil authority expansion
* Certified surgical 1st assistants board
Not seeing them yet on this vetoes page but those were distributed to reporters governor.ri.gov/newsroom/leg…
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Athena, which funneled millions of dollars to related entities and has an abyssmal average rating of 1.8 stars across facilities, is selling CT 5 homes for an undisclosed amount @davealtimari @JNCWriter. A prime example of why we need nursing home #financialtransparency
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
“In 2023, Minnesota passed its own Nursing Home #WorkforceStandardsBoard and just voted to raise wages for caregivers to over $23 an hour in 2027 while guaranteeing 11 paid holidays." - Jesse Martin, EVP of @SEIU1199_NE & Raise the Bar. rinewstoday.com/when-the-dus… @RINewsToday
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Linn Health & Rehab has been delivering quality care for 53 years. A MASSIVE thank you to @RISpeaker @SenatorRuggerio @repkazarian @RepMSDawson @mayorbobdasilva Sen. Britto & @Val_Lawson for providing emergency funding to keep its doors open. #SaveLinn
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
JUST NOW the @RISenate followed the House and voted to pass The Workforce Standards Board Bill! We could not be more grateful for the leadership of @SenatorRuggerio, bill sponsor, @bridget4ri and the whole leadership team! #WorkforceStandardsBoard
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
Really appreciate Rep @JoshuaJGiraldo for sharing his story and championing TCI in the @RIHouseofReps!! Let’s get HB-7171 through the finish line 🙌🏾
For @JoshuaJGiraldo, changing public policy by expanding Temporary Care Insurance from six weeks of paid leave to 12 weeks is personal. If we want a stronger state — + a fairer one — let's start by helping families strengthen themselves. Thank you, Rep!👏👏👏 #PaidFamilyLeave
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
We invite you to join us for our monthly Zoom meeting, where we address common questions and concerns regarding care at long-term care facilities!
Register here: buff.ly/3P4eq1o #LongTermCare
ABC-RI: Advocates for Better Care in Rhode Island retweeted
“During the pandemic we were called heroes but almost 4 years later, most of us are still struggling. A lot of staff have to rely on overtime or doubles just to survive. We need @GovDanMcKee to help us make a fair wage...” said Rosetta Stewart, a CNA at Pawtucket Falls.