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‘I am trying my hardest to stay out of a nursing home.’ Mass. curtails lifeline helping elders remain independent.
Frail older adults who urgently need help with meals, bathing, and cleaning to remain in their homes are shut out of assistance they qualify for because of big holes in Massachusetts' state budget.
Nursing home staffer pepper sprayed 87-year-old patient in face, twice, police say
Three employees of an Ocean County nursing home were criminally charged this month after one of them pepper sprayed an 87-year-old man in their care and left him in his room for 46 minutes without ...
Dear Abby: How do I kindly let go of good housekeeper who’s worked for me for 30 years?
DEAR ABBY: I have had a housecleaner helping me to take care of my home for the last 30 years. She comes sometimes every week ...
Dear Abby: ‘How do I tell my housekeeper I no longer need her to clean my home?‘, retiree asks
I think I would like to clean the house myself. I enjoy cleaning, but I welcomed the help when I was working full time ...
Dear Abby: My housekeeper is also a dear friend. How do I let her go?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.