BERLIN — Officials at Coos County Nursing Home told U.S. Rep. Ann Kuster (D-N.H.) it is time for the federal Centers of Disease Control to ease masking requirements in nursing homes.
In a visit to the facility Friday, Kuster also heard about the serious need for staffing and she updated residents about changes coming to Medicare prescription drug coverage.
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