Long-term care workers need lawmakers in Olympia to step up support • Washington State Standard

Long-term care workers need lawmakers in Olympia to step up support • Washington State Standard

(Getty Images)Inside a nursing home, you’ll find individual residents receiving support for their most basic needs: their showers, meals, bathroom visits, medications and more. You’ll also find a passionate, hard-working staff of caregivers who work too hard for too little compensation and yet strive to provide high-quality care.  The Washington state Senate has put forward a budget that increases funding for nursing homes, recognizing the need …