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Here's a look at how Statesman Journal journalists reported on the impact of COVID-19 in Oregon facilities that primarily care for older adults.

SALEM — The advocacy group Disability Rights Oregon is asking leaders of the Oregon Health Authority and the state Human Services Department to mandate booster doses for employees in nursing

Four days of fun and four wheels has grown in just its second year.

May 29—Memorial Day became an official federal holiday in 1971, but its origins go back to 1868 when Decoration Day was set aside to remember those killed during the Civil War. After the Civil War ended in 1865, the one common thread was the sense of loss. A frequently cited estimate says 620,000 Un

More than 1,200 adult care homes in Oregon still waiting on the COVID vaccine Adult care homes are in the state’s 1A group to be vaccinated, but more than 1,200 facilities don’t know when the vaccine will arrive for residents. Author: Cristin Severance (KGW) Updated: 6:34 PM MST February 19, 2021 Gina Roberts runs an adult care home in Tigard, called A Place to Call Home. She's tried to get her five residents and employees vaccinated since December and has the emails and paperwork to prove it. “They’ve been so looking forward to it because they want to ...