More than 3,000 beds in Massachusetts nursing homes remain unfilled amid chronic staffing shortages, which is leading to closures and a backlog of open beds in long-term care facilities, according
With a grayer population compared to the state s average, Berkshire County disproportionately faces an issue looming large for Massachusetts future and the nation s soul: How will our society address the
Should nursing home owners get more taxpayer money to pay a living wage and hire more staff? Reform advocates say they shouldn t get a dime more until they show taxpayers
BOSTON Senior care and health workforce advocates say increased pay for care workers included in a priority bill on Beacon Hill would help address the staffing shortages that have plagued the state’s nursing homes in recent years and led to a.