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Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield.
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COURTESY OF PEACEHEALTH
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Kevin Heinrich a licensed practical nurse at a workstation at Mirabella Portland’s skilled nursing facility. Nurses and other health care workers have become increasingly hard to find after the pandemic.
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Briana Jones had high blood pressure, leading to swollen ankles and dizziness, during the pregnancies with her two sons. During her more recent pregnancy, she qualified to be part of San Francisco’s Abundant Birth Project, whose $1,000-a-month stipend enabled her to move into an apartment and buy healthy foods.
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BRITTANY STERLING
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Jewell Thomas with her daughter, Angela Jemmott. Jemmott and her brothers pay $4,000 a month for home health aides who are not covered under Thomas’ long-term care insurance policy.
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BRYAN MELTZ/THE NEW YORK TIMES
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Melissah Watts, 66, and her son Max, 38. Melissah cares for her son, Max, full-time.
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COURTESY OF SEIU 775
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Anne Palm visits with her parents, Donald and Florence Reiners, at the Waters of Excelsior, an assisted living facility outside Minneapolis. Donald Reiners has since had to move away from his wife to a less expensive facility.
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PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington, on Aug. 7, 2013.
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