Dr. Michael Fine
One of Rhode Island s top physicians suggests that to help destigmatize critical public health issues such as drug addiction and mental health, there needs to be a wider discussion, and suggests that listing the cause of death in obituaries may help. I read the obituaries with great interest to a certain degree because of the way they let you know who the person was and telling the person s story but they also are clues about the kinds of things that are affecting Rhode Islanders, “ said Dr. Michael Fine, the former Rhode Island Director of Health.
“And here I pay a lot more attention to the things that appear to be affecting young people in terms of what was the cause of death,” added Fine.GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST
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In Rhode Island, certified nursing assistants currently earn less than $15 per hour, on average. (Shutterstock)
PROVIDENCE, RI The Rhode Island General Assembly approved a bill that creates minimum staffing standards in the state s nursing homes. The legislation now heads to Gov. Dan McKee s desk to be signed into law.
The bill, sponsored by Senate Majority Whip Maryellen Goodwin and Rep. Scott Slater, was championed by Raise the Bar on Resident Care, an advocacy group focused on patient care.
The coronavirus pandemic exposed an ongoing staffing crisis in Rhode Island s long-term care facilities. Under the new law, facilities would be required to provide at least 3.58 hours of resident care per day, starting Jan. 1. The following year, that number will be raised to 3.81 hours per day.