7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (256+ words) Late last year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid repealed parts of the Biden administration’s nursing home staffing requirements. Now, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a coalition of other AGs in filing a letter challenging the decision. The staffing…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (110+ words) A senior moment dampened my holiday cheer. America, and St. Louis, put out the welcome mat for Afghan immigrants. Now ICE is shutting the door. Judge could have deported the Honduran national, as lawyers on both sides agreed was best....

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (556+ words) Mick Jagger famously sang “what a drag it is getting old.” He should have added: “especially in Massachusetts.” The mega-rich megastar Rolling Stones frontman, 82, doesn’t have to worry about managing the basic tasks of daily life in his golden years,…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (709+ words) By The Herald Editorial Board Gov. Bob Ferguson, in his budget proposal to the state Legislature, is paring — certainly not partying — like it’s 2022. Advocates for the state’s skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities are hoping state lawmakers can at…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (375+ words) A staffing crisis looms for nursing homes as the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration eliminates work authorization for immigrant employees who care for vulnerable seniors. At a Miami facility, more than a third of one facility’s workforce — mostly immigrants from…...