Retired Kansas nurse returns home after volunteering in Ukraine

FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV— From the plains of Kansas to the plains of Ukraine. One local nurse retired after 44 years and decided to spend her retirement serving in a war zone.

KTVZ—Wyden applauds new Biden administration rules to improve nursing home and home-based staffing, care. WASHINGTON (KTVZ) -- Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued a statement this week after the Biden administration finalized several rules aimed at improving health care for Americans in nursing homes, those receiving home and community-based services through Medicaid, as well as updates to Medicaid-managed care to strengthen health services covered by these plans:

Washington Examiner—Government shouldn’t micromanage nursing homes. The Biden administration published regulations last month requiring most nursing homes to maintain specific staffing levels. As a result, roughly three in four nursing homes will have to hire additional personnel.  Progressives argue the rules will lead to better care. “For residents, this will mean more staff, which means fewer ER visits potentially, more independence,” […]

WDTN—Volunteers repair homes for Dayton homeowners in need. DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Hundreds of volunteers rolled up their sleeves and got to work to fix up homes in Dayton neighborhoods on Saturday. Around two dozen volunteers from Shiloh Church helped with installing new windows, landscaping, painting and other repairs at a home in Dayton. "It's extravagant," homeowner Kimberly Hayes said. "It's overwhelming a []