A certified nursing aide brought a meal of french toast and a sandwich to a resident with a known disorder that affects swallowing. She then left the resident alone to
A resident poised to leave a Great Barrington nursing home for more than a week remains stuck there, due in part to COVID-19 staffing gaps affecting care centers across the
EAGLE INVESTIGATIONS: Poor staffing ratios have festered for more than a decade in the majority of Berkshire County nursing facilities, and continue today. Our investigation puts faces to those numbers.
PITTSFIELD â In a sunlit room on the second floor of the Ralph J. Froio Senior Center, two teams face off against each other for a seated game of boccie. Bright blue and yellow balls cruise along the floor as competitors trade encouragement and gentle jabs.
One woman introduces herself as Rita, but others quickly chime in: Around here, they call her âuh-oh,â because she makes the most trouble.
She curves a finger in greeting and, as if to demonstrate, grins under her mask.
âAt home, Iâve got nobody to talk to,â she said. âHere, my mouth just goes all the time.â
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