Super-caregiver wears her heart on her sleeve By any standard, certified nursing assistants in nursing homes have a difficult job.
On a daily basis they deal with people who are sick, worried, disoriented.
They help residents eat; they help them bathe. They do tasks that are not for the squeam...

Area health care officials calm in the face of vetoes You might have seen or heard the advertisements decrying Gov. George Pataki's veto of $1.3 billion in funding for the state's hospitals and nursing homes.
The advertisements, paid for by a health care union and a hospital trade group, paint a bleak pi...

Keep state funding to help elderly, infirm get home care If Gov. George Pataki's budget vetoes stand, they will have a devastating impact on our ability to provide quality home and long-term care to patients in Monroe County.
The governor's vetoes included these home health provisions, totaling $66.5 millio...

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