Kristofor Husted
Senior Content Editor at KCUR-FM (Kansas City, MO)
Investigative Editor for @NPRMidwestNews. Previously: @HarvestPM, @KBIA, @nprscience.
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Jul 11, 2024 |
nebraskapublicmedia.org | Kristofor Husted
Staffing woesKeeping staff on board is a challenge many health care systems – like nursing homes and assisted-living facilities – deal with, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though Iowa and Missouri have both seen increased reimbursement rates for services through their legislatures, many service providers struggle to retain staff. “Finding qualified individuals to be interested in this type of work has been difficult,” said Smith of Missouri’s Residential Services.
Missouri and Iowa's lack of beds at group foster homes leaves at-risk girls without specialized care
Jul 10, 2024 |
kcur.org | Kristofor Husted
As a child in Missouri, Anoela Martin sometimes lived in another person's garage. At other times, home was under a bridge. Occasionally, it was in an unsafe home with a parent. She bounced back and forth between her mom’s care in Kansas City and her dad’s in St. Joseph. “My dad was a raging alcoholic at that time, and my mom was a drug addict,” she said. “We didn’t really get to eat as much as we probably should have. He wasn’t home a lot.
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