Skilled Nursing News October 9, 2024
In the battleground state of Wisconsin, a new poll released Tuesday reveals bipartisan support for increased funding for staffing at nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, higher worker wages, and lower costs for such care.
In Wisconsin – where Donald Trump won by a razor-thin margin in 2016 over Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden also secured a small victory in 2020 – older voters could prove to be a consequential voting bloc in the upcoming election.
In Wisconsin, 855,860 (27%) of registered voters are over the age of 65, according to the latest U.S. Census figures. Meanwhile, nationally, 42,918,935 (27%) of registered voters are 65.
The poll conducted by Seniors for Care Wisconsin suggests that 86% of older adults...
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