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Jim Fausone
\nVeteran Advocate<\/p>\n

Nursing assistants at The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans<\/a> have been given their pink slips.<\/p>\n

In Michigan, almost 150 nursing assistants working in a state-run home for veterans have been told they are being laid off. The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, one of two state-run hospitals for veterans, currently cares for more than 700 veteran residents.<\/p>\n

Governor Rick Snyder has approved the privatization of the nursing assistant jobs as a way to save an estimated $4 million each year for the state of Michigan. Other services provided to the home such as laundry and security are already outsourced to\u00a0\u00a0 private companies.<\/p>\n

“Quality care for our elderly service members should always be a priority over cost savings,” commented veterans disability lawyer James Fausone. “And the concern of some individuals is that cost-cutting measures may mean that quality care is being sacrificed.”<\/p>\n

One of the vet residents filed a lawsuit regarding the privatization, alleging (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jim Fausone Veteran Advocate Nursing assistants at The Grand Rapids Home for Veterans have been given their pink slips. In Michigan, almost 150 nursing assistants working in a state-run home for veterans have been told they are being laid off.…<\/span><\/p>\n

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