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Article: CLINTON SEEKS TO IMPROVE CARE AT NURSING HOMES.(MAIN)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- September 17, 2000
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Byline: DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press
WASHINGTON -- Declaring the elderly ``deserve respect, not neglect,'' President Clinton on Saturday pressed Congress for $1 billion to increase staffing and ensure quality care for the 1.6 million Americans in nursing homes.
``The steps we are taking today will help to bring new life to our nation's seniors by bringing a new level of quality to our nation's nursing homes,'' Clinton said in his weekly radio address, broadcast live from the Washington Home, which he said has provided excellent care to senior citizens for more than a century.
The $1 billion in grants would raise staffing levels and give new ...
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