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THE FORMER Elderwood nursing home in East Providence closed in May 2022, one of numerous nursing homes in Rhode Island to shutter under financial difficulties since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March 2020. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nursing homes not hopeful relief coming from state leaders

With only a month left in the legislative session, state leaders appear no closer to solving the unprecedented crisis facing Rhode Island’s nursing homes. Bleeding...

One Neighborhood Builders applies for funding to construct, preserve 282 homes

PROVIDENCE – One Neighborhood Builders, the nonprofit dedicated to developing affordable housing in Rhode Island, recently submitted plans to the state’s housing financing agency...

East Providence, Churchill & Banks break ground on $120M East Point...

EAST PROVIDENCE – Churchill & Banks Co. subsidiary Noble Development LLC, along with city officials, recently broke ground on the construction of a $120...
SPECIAL DESIGNATION: Jodi Glass, an audiologist and trustee of Aldersbridge Communities, which operates assisted living facilities in Rhode Island, says the organization’s sites have been certified LGBTQ Safe Zones since 2019. Part of the requirements are gender-neutral bathrooms. / PBN PHOTO/MICHEAL SALERNO

More health care settings become LGBTQ Safe Zones

Imagine moving into a nursing home, after living proudly for years as an openly gay, lesbian or transgender person, only to be forced back...
YOUTH MOVEMENT: Jamie Sanford is one of the youngest nursing home administrators in the state. She’s 37. Most other administrators are nearing retirement age, and the industry is concerned about finding future staffers.  / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Nursing homes struggle to fill staffing positions

While attending a nursing home industry event more than a year ago, Jamie Sanford came to a startling realization: Sanford, 37, was the youngest...
AND ADDITIONAL $1.4 million in grants were issued to 51 nonprofit organizations through the COVID-19 Response Fund, created by the United Way of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Foundation.

Additional $1.4M issued to nonprofits from COVID-19 Response Fund

PROVIDENCE – An additional $1.4 million was issued to 51 local nonprofit organizations through the United Way of Rhode Island and the Rhode Island...
DESIGNATED SITE: Oak Hill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Pawtucket was designated in late April by the state as a site capable of admitting and treating COVID-19 patients after they are discharged from hospitals. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

The battle within: Pandemic fight at nursing homes proves costly on...

When Rhode Island nursing homes banned visitors in early March as their first defensive move against COVID-19, Susan McGovern and her co-workers at Linn...

Linn Health & Rehabilitation wellness center set to open this week

EAST PROVIDENCE – Aldersbridge Communities’ Rehabilitation and Wellness Center at Linn Health & Rehabilitation is set for a grand opening this week. The center, which...
HARVEST FAIR: A woman observes items for sale during last year’s Harvest Time Fair, hosted by United Methodist Elder Care, which has since become Aldersbridge Communities. This year’s fair will be held Nov. 9-10 at two East Providence locations, Winslow Gardens and Linn Health & Rehabilitation.
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Editor’s Choice: Aldersbridge Communities to hold annual Harvest Time Fair

EDITOR’S CHOICE Aldersbridge Communities to hold annual Harvest Time Fair ALDERSBRIDGE COMMUNITIES will hold its annual Harvest Time Fair. Handmade crafts, jewelry, books, furniture,...

Aldersbridge’s ElderVentures program replaces resident’s wedding ring

EAST PROVIDENCE – Emmalou Handford married her neighborhood sweetheart, Otto Kirchmeier, a U.S. Army gunnery chief stationed in Panama, while he was on leave...
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