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On the recordJune 7, 2023
How do we get there, and are we in the process of getting there setting unrealistic standards that will in fact lead to nursing home closures?
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Angus King
Independent · Maine
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Editor's note · Context

King questions the feasibility of proposed standards for nursing homes.

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