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Monday, Jan. 31

‘Few core staff left’: Droves of nurses take high-paying travel jobs Travel nursing is a field that has boomed in the past two years, with demand up for short-term positions,… READ MORE

Friday, Jan. 28

Delay of Washington’s long-term-care program signed into law Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law an 18-month delay of the state’s new long-term-care program, which creates a defined… READ MORE

Thursday, Jan. 27

State Senate approves delay of WA Cares, sending long-term care bills to Inslee’s desk The Washington Senate Wednesday passed a pair of bills to delay the payroll tax for WA… READ MORE

Wednesday, Jan. 26

COVID cases decline in Seattle area, surge moves east Cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19 are decreasing in the Seattle metro area, but hospital leaders are warning that the… READ MORE

Tuesday, Jan. 25

Long-term care takes a toll on caregivers. Will the WA Cares Fund help? Angela Petersen always imagined spending her retirement traveling with her husband of over 30 years. But that… READ MORE