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They Work in Several Nursing Homes to Eke Out a Living, Possibly Spreading the Virus
November 2, 2020To make ends meet, Martha Tapia works 64 hours a week at two Orange County, California, nursing homes. She is one of thousands of certified nursing assistants who perform the intimate and physical work of bathing, dressing and feeding the nation’s fragile elderly.“We do everything for them. Everything you do for yourself, you have to do for the residents,” Tapia said.And she’s one of many in that low-paid field, who work at more than one facility.In March, when the coronavirus began racing through nursing homes, the . (That guidance has .) But even with the...…November 2, 2020To make ends meet, Martha Tapia works 64 hours a week at two Orange County, California, nursing homes. She is one of thousands of certified nursing assistants who perform the intimate and physical work of bathing, dressing and feeding the nation’s fragile elderly.“We do everything for them. Everything you do for yourself, you have to do for the residents,” Tapia said.And she’s one of many in that low-paid field, who work at more than one facility.In March, when the coronavirus began racing through nursing homes, the . (That guidance has .) But even with the...WW…
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