Dear Families of Linn Health & Rehabilitation Residents: Twice a week testing of all staff and residents at Linn Health & Rehabilitation continues, per Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) guidance. There are no positive cases among residents this week,...
The American Parkinson Disease Association, Rhode Island Chapter and Aldersbridge Communities are teaming up to hold a Parkinson’s Disease Support Group each month at St. Germain Manor in Woonsocket. Kathy Shatraw, BSW, from the Aldersbridge Navigator will be...
A Rhode Island nursing home is creatively sounding the alarm on Medicaid reimbursement funding gaps that have forced it to operate with six-figure monthly losses. A Rhode Island nursing home is creatively sounding the alarm on Medicaid reimbursement funding gaps that...
By Herb Weiss, contributing writer on aging issues Last week, a campaign by Linn Health & Rehabilitation told of its efforts to keep its doors open. With no immediate state reimbursement fix in sight, the nonprofit nursing home, established 52 years ago, launched...
A nonprofit nursing home in East Providence is asking for “Christmas miracle” donations to help it stay open. Between now and next October, Linn Health & Rehabilitation is looking for $1.2 million. The nursing home, which first opened in the 1970s, says it has...
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — An East Providence nursing home could displace dozens of elderly residents if they can’t secure more funding. Linn Health and Rehabilitation CEO Richard Gamache said it has been struggling with rising costs, and now they’re pleading...