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Juneau hospice and nursing home closures are the latest symptom of the nation’s nursing shortage

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Juneau's only provider of in-home and end-of-life care closed down in September. Hospice director: "There is a massive health care worker crisis happening in this country" Roughly a quarter of all nursing positions in Alaska are vacant. People get stuck in hospitals when smaller providers of non-hospital care can't stay afloat.

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Anchorage Daily News

Juneau hospice and nursing home closures are the latest symptom of the nation’s nursing shortage

Juneau’s only provider of in-home and end-of-life care closed down in September. Now patients are going without specialized care and even resorting to ER visits.

1 year ago·Anchorage, United States

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