US EditionDual threats from Trump and GOP imperil nursing homes and their foreign-born workers
- The long-term care industry faces a double threat from President Trump's immigration crackdown and GOP proposals to reduce Medicaid spending in 2025.
- This crisis emerges amid ongoing staffing shortages worsened by COVID-19 and an aging population projected to grow from 63 million to 82 million by 2050.
- Goodwin House Alexandria, a faith-based nonprofit rated among the best-staffed nursing homes, employs 1,450 workers, 40 percent of whom are foreign-born caregivers like Jackline Conteh.
- Conteh, a naturalized nurse assistant from Sierra Leone hired in 2012, provides daily care for retired rector Donald Goodness, who expressed deep appreciation for the staff, saying they have become a vital part of the community.
- If immigrant workers leave due to policy changes, experts warn nursing homes could face severe staffing shortages, threatening quality care for increasingly vulnerable elderly residents.
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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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