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Thursday, May 13, 2021
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Nursing home residents deserve quality care. When an individual or a family makes the difficult decision to choose a placement in a nursing home or long-term care facility, they do so with the expectation that they will be receiving quality, nurturing care.
Sadly, for years we have heard from our constituents and frontline caregivers that nursing home residents are not always receiving sufficient quality of care, a problem that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. Residents need greater certainty of quality care, including the implementation of guaranteed staffing minimums and standards.
That is why we sponsored legislation to make our nursing homes safer. The legislation sets a state standard, with minimum hours of care to residents. We want to give patients and their families the peace of mind that comes from knowing these standards and protections are in place on the state level to ensure staffing levels that adequately meet the needs of
RHODE ISLAND â House Small Business Committee Chair Carol Hagan McEntee (Dist. 33 â South Kingstown, Narragansett) has proposed legislation that would allow restaurants to continue providing al fresco dining for at least another year.
When life eventually returns to normal and emergency orders are lifted, McEntee doesnât want to immediately do away with an important lifeline for the restaurant community. Because municipalities relaxed ordinances and zoning requirements, small businesses were able to âTake It Outsideâ and survive a period of incredible financial hardship.Â
But this lifeline didnât come without significant efforts and investments.Â
âBefore emergency orders are lifted, I want to see a moratorium from cities and towns from shutting down all the efforts that these businesses have made to âTake It Outside,â to continue to survive,â McEntee said during the most recent Small Business Committee meeting. âI want t