A recent study found more than 11,000 vacant caregiver positions in Wisconsin’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities. Our guest explains the reason behind the shortage, and talks about how facilities are coping. We also get the latest news from the world of Washington, and we talk to the director of the Marquette Law School Poll about the latest results, released Wednesday.
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Charles Franklin Discusses Latest Marquette School Law Poll
Primary season is over, and parties are gearing up for their conventions. Charles Franklin discusses the latest Marquette Law School Poll, which shows presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton with 42 percent and presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump with 35 percent support among registered Wisconsin voters. He talks about the presidential and other races, five months before the November elections.
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This Week In Washington – June 15, 2016
Harry Enten, senior political writer and analyst for FiveThirtyEight, joins Central Time for our weekly look at the most pressing issues in national politics.
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A coalition of long-term care provider associations says the state is facing a crisis-level shortage of care workers like CNA’s. Our guest explains why there’s a shortage and talks about how nursing homes and care recipients are trying to cope.
Episode Credits
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Amanda Magnus Producer
- J. Carlisle Larsen Producer
- Matt Oleson Producer
- Charles Franklin Guest
- Harry Enten Guest
- John Sauer Guest
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