Nursing Facility Task Force News Today

Nursing homes must be able to pay a living wage to counter a workforce crisis that has left 3,000 beds offline, advocates testified Monday.

Nearly three years after the COVID-19 pandemic thrust problems at nursing homes and similar facilities into public view, elder care advocates are optimistic that a sweeping reform bill high on the House's agenda will address conditions that contributed to the devastation.

EAGLE INVESTIGATIONS: The people who run Berkshire Countys nursing homes agree with their critics that workers need better wages — and the buildings need more staff — to provide a