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UPDATE: Nurses talk staffing shortage, solutionsProposed budget fully funds Medicaid and addresses Kentuckys critical nursing shortageJanuary 12, 2022 Maddie McQueen, UPDATE 11:00 P.M. JANUARY 12, 2022FRANKFORT, Ky. WTVQ Nurses statewide in partnership with Governor Andy Beshear are addressing the nursing shortage, which is so critical, Beshear declared it to be a state of emergency in December 2021. Nurses say the current staffing shortage is unlike anything they ;ve seen before and every department is impacted, even housekeeping and nurse aids. They say the problem has only gotten worse in the last year.We are looking for bodies, says Timothy Veno, President and CEO of LeadingAge Kentucky. We are even having difficulty with folks coming to i stanley cup nterview for positions or qualified to perform particular roles.Nurses say for some positions like nursing assistants, more money can be made at places like Target or Chick-Fil-A. According to the nursing panel, Kentucky border states are offering higher pay for the position which pulls away the state available nurses.It looks like we have stanley termoska 80 whatever thousand nurses in Kentucky, but in actuality, how many of them are employed in the state of Kentucky an stanley termohrnek d not crossing state lines to earn some more money, says Audria Denker, Vice President of the Kentucky Board of Nursing.Beshear says the Kentucky Nursing Association and Kentucky Board of Nursing helped him create a Tcpj Richmond Police negotiators on scene of active standoff
CNN 鈥?New York State is giving $2 million to a fund for the聽victims of last weeks Bronx fire聽that killed 17 people, New York Lt. Governor Brian Benjamin announced Sunday.Benjamin made the announcement at a mass public funeral for the victims at the Islamic Cultural Center in the Bronx on Sunday morning. As the Lieutenant Governor of New York State, I stand here on behalf of Governor Kathy Hochul to say we will be with you to be sure that this tragedy never happens again and we will make sure that all of the families 鈥?the 15 here, the two who are not here, and all of the families who were impacted by this fire 鈥?know that the state will stand up and support, Benjamin said.The fund will will provide tenants with case management services, personal property replacement, and relocation and rental assistance to help address critical household needs, according to a press release from Governor Hochuls office.State officials will work with BronxWorks, a nonprofit organization contracted through the states Emergency Needs for the Homeless Program.The organization w stanley thermos ill provide intake staff at a New York City service center and will also offer services such as burial assistance and other support to help mee stanley termosar t critical household needs such as loss of income due to the death of a household member, the release states.The states Office for New Americans is also currently working to connect impacted individuals with immi stanley mugs gration legal assistance as needed, Hochuls office said.Time to e |
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