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Despite the modesty of the minimum staffing rule, it is a critical step in ensuring residents living in the most poorly staffed nursing homes in the country begin to receive better care. If the lawsuit is successful, it will place untold numbers of nursing home residents in harm’s way.
Consumer Voice Files Amicus Briefs in Support of Minimum Staffing Rule in Nursing Homes, The Consumer Voice, December 2024
“[Edgar P. Benjamin Healthcare Center in Boston] has existed in the community for 100 years now, and our hope is that with additional time, additional stabilization, it will be able to exist for another 100 years and provide that quality care that it’s known for.”
Oren Sellstrom, Litigation Director, Lawyers for Civil Rights, 25 Investigates: Receiver unravels financial mess at Boston nursing home, 25News, December 4, 2024
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