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Dual threats from Trump and GOP imperil nursing homes and their foreign-born workers
- Rev. Donald Goodness, 92, lives at Goodwin House Alexandria nursing home in Virginia, cared for mainly by African-born nurses like Jackline Conteh.
- The nursing home depends heavily on immigrants amid a broad immigration crackdown and GOP proposals to cut Medicaid, threatening workforce and funding.
- Conteh, a naturalized nurse assistant from Sierra Leone hired in 2012, says caring for elders is deeply cultural and fears for immigrant coworkers amid deportations.
- Goodness expressed how vital the staff in her building have become to the community and raised concerns about the future of the residents if these individuals were to leave.
- The combined impact of immigration enforcement and Medicaid cut proposals could worsen staffing shortages and care quality in an industry still recovering from COVID-19.
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'They're scared': A two-pronged scheme from Trump and the GOP threatens America's seniors
In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev. Donald Goodness is cared for by nurses and aides from various parts of Africa. One of them, Jackline Conteh, a naturalized citizen and nurse assistant from Sierra Leone, bathes and helps dress him most days and vigilantly intercepts any meal headed his way that contains gluten, as Goodness has celiac disease.“We are full of people who come from other countries,” Goodness, 92, said abo…
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Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers
In a top-rated nursing home in Alexandria, Virginia, the Rev. Donald Goodness is cared for by nurses and aides from various parts of Africa. One of them, Jackline Conteh, a naturalized citizen and nurse assistant from Sierra Leone, bathes and helps dress him most days and vigilantly intercepts any meal headed his way that contains gluten, as Goodness has celiac disease. “We are full of people who come from other countries,” Goodness, 92, said ab…
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