LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Dozens of east Las Vegas Valley residents are opposing plans for a master-planned community proposed to be built at the base of Frenchman Mountain in Sunrise Manor A meeting about the plans was held Wednesday evening at the Hollywood Recreation Center in east Las Vegas “I don't want to see anything else built up here because they are taking away from our mountain we don't want any more homes over here,” said concerned Las Vegas resident housing developer Century Communities who is behind the nearly 200-acre proposed project at the base of Frenchman Mountain along Loz Feliz Street between Owens and Bonanza presented several of their concepts to what the future vacant lot could look like While developers have yet to acquire the land preliminary renderings show concepts of what Century Communities’ Land Acquisition Vice President Joe Genovese is calling an enhancement to the area Genovese says the ideal proposal is set to include upwards of 300 homes that would cater to above-entry-level home buyers Proposed rendering concepts also showed various green areas which included a community park and tree-lined shaded neighborhood walkways Genovese says he heard resident concerns loud and clear “After combing through the meeting with the residents and hearing concerns not only about the density but about drainage we are going to go back and look at things that we can do Look at our product inventory and see what if anything we can make work that would confirm and make the neighbors more agreeable I guess but we’ll see where that goes,” Genovese said Century Communities developers say they have yet to finalize their plans and have not yet submitted official paperwork to Clark County Company developers say they are also expecting to meet with East Valley residents after the holiday season LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The area around Las Vegas Boulevard and Lamb Boulevard is closed for the next several hours as Las Vegas Metro police investigate a fatal collision between a vehicle and pedestrian Police said the pedestrian was taken to a hospital but was later pronounced deceased They said the driver of the vehicle remained on scene Report a typo HOST: Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have laid out plans to address housing prices and access Harris says she'll provide first-time home buyers who meet certain criteria with $25,000 for a down payment.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS: Homeownership and what that means it's a symbol of the pride that comes with hard work.MARTÍNEZ: She's also calling for the construction of 3 million new housing units nationally Trump proposed a different solution in Nevada earlier this month.(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING)DONALD TRUMP: I will work with your governor to open up new tracts of federal land for large-scale housing construction and you'll get it for a much lower price.MARTÍNEZ: When our team stopped by an open house here in Clark County we found solutions to this problem may be hard to come by.CRISTINE BULLARD: OK I'm Cristine.MARTÍNEZ: The condo was in a large an unincorporated neighborhood just east of Las Vegas The online listing promised a home elegantly tiled throughout with the primary bedroom boasting an expansive wall of closets The listing did not mention the chirping smoke alarm.(SOUNDBITE OF SMOKE ALARM CHIRPING)MARTÍNEZ: The unit also has a fireplace said she would probably have to lower the asking price and was worried that no one would show up.BULLARD: Had one text - is your open house still going on That's it.MARTÍNEZ: She said that in her 22 years of experience as a realtor in Las Vegas the biggest challenge to buying a home is saving enough money for a down payment.BULLARD: The average wage does not support anything close to what the average price is here.MARTÍNEZ: So it would seem then like the Harris proposal would be helpful Not that simple - Bullard says it might just drive the housing prices up.BULLARD: I think that many owners Open house.CHRISTI LAZAROFF: Hi.MARTÍNEZ: As we were speaking this is nicer than the one we have.MARTÍNEZ: Christi Lazaroff says she already owns a condo in this development but was looking for a larger unit So could she sell that home and buy this one not that simple.LAZAROFF: I was lucky enough to be able to afford to get into the condo I'm in and lucky enough to get the interest rate that I got and the mortgage payments I have I can afford this more than I can afford rent.MARTÍNEZ: So what about Harris' proposal to increase supply by building millions of new homes Cristine Bullard said the high price of land in Nevada has made building affordable housing difficult.BULLARD: I don't think any builder's going to be able to do it for $250,000.MARTÍNEZ: In Nevada Bullard says that supply also faces another threat - Californians.BULLARD: Well They can easily pay cash.MARTÍNEZ: Charray Scott has family in Nevada and told us she was feeling the pressure of California's cost of living We met her at a fair in the town of Pahrump about an hour and a half west of Las Vegas.CHARRAY SCOTT: I'm trying to decide if I want to go back to California if I want to stay in Nevada.MARTÍNEZ: Ooh.SCOTT: It's so difficult.MARTÍNEZ: She lives about 60 miles east of Los Angeles in the city of Loma Linda.SCOTT: I'm a caregiver You can't even pay rent.MARTÍNEZ: Nicholas Barr is a professor of social work at the University of Nevada He studies housing and the causes and effects of homelessness.NICHOLAS BARR: The reason we have an affordable housing shortage is not because of people moving from California but it is added pressure on the market.MARTÍNEZ: I met Barr at a low-income apartment complex just blocks from the shining hotels that tower over the Las Vegas Strip.BARR: You can see Resorts World one of our recognizable landmarks and sort of tourist destinations I think it's an interesting juxtaposition here to see this place which does provide that needed service but also notoriously files a lot of evictions.MARTÍNEZ: Data from Zillow shows that across the country and the state is currently in need of between 60 and 80,000 affordable rental units Barr says higher rents mean median wage earners are spending about half of their paycheck on rent That makes it harder to pay for basic necessities.BARR: There is no way to solve the problem without more supply everyone understands that there is a supply-side issue.MARTÍNEZ: And while conditions are tough for renters and first-time home buyers right now he says he does feel hopeful about the issue.BARR: You're here talking about it We see the Harris campaign talking about it So I think it's finally filtering up that this is a structural problem that's going to require structural solutions we ask workers in Las Vegas whether a proposal to get rid of income tax on tips would change who they vote for as our reporting from Nevada continues Copyright © 2024 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at www.npr.org for further information Become an NPR sponsor LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A woman is dead and a man is hospitalized after a shooting in the northeast valley on Sunday according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police they received a report of a shooting in the 3800 block of Soda Springs Drive Responding officers said they located a male and female at the scene suffering from what appeared to be gunshot wounds near a vehicle they said the male was taken to a hospital but the female victim died at the scene LVMPD Homicide said the victims were inside a vehicle when several people approached the car and shot at it LVMPD said these suspects fled before officers arrived LVMPD did not release details on the male victim's condition Anyone with any information about this incident is urged to contact the LVMPD Homicide Section by phone at (702) 828-3521, or by email at homicide@lvmpd.com. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers by phone at (702) 385-5555, or on the internet at www.crimestoppersofnv.com Two top administrators at a Clermont County nursing facility were charged Wednesday after a state investigator found they failed to treat a patient with serious injuries nearly two years ago The injuries included a compression fracture of a vertebra that left the unidentified patient with a 75% stature loss was the director of nursing at Sunrise during the time of the incident was the assistant director of nursing at the facility The documents allege both Elliot and Drake examined the patient in question on April 27 2020, after becoming aware of new injuries and bruising following a visit from a nurse.  the executives failed to provide the patient with any "treatment or service" necessary to maintain her health The patient was sent to a hospital two days later where it was discovered she had "numerous serious injuries including a fractured vertebrae and subdural hematoma," which is a buildup of blood in the brain.  According to a Medicare & Medicaid Services survey dated May 14, 2020 the patient had an unreported fall on April 23 and on April 27 received a visit for her morning dysphagia therapy The patient complained of pain when attempting to sit and had significant forehead The survey says the facility's nursing department and director of nursing then were notified of the bruising and new injuries.  A nurse interviewed by the surveyor said she was told by the facility's assistant director of nursing and director of nursing that they were taking care of the situation and that "she did not need to fill out anything." She confirmed that she did not fill out any documentation following that order.  The same nurse said then when she came to the facility on April 29 she found the patient "in her bed staring up at the ceiling," and that she looked "like she had no life" while noting the patient wouldn't answer her The patient was taken to the hospital that day where her injuries were discovered and first documented.  A review of the patient's progress notes for the dates April 25 through April 29 revealed there was no documentation of the patient having any incidents "There was no assessment including location and description of any bruising or other injuries or a nursing assessment including an assessment of the resident's range of motion or vital signs at the time the bruising/injuries were first observed," the report read which has a two-star rating for overall quality from Medicare.gov declined to comment when reached by phone Thursday before hanging up.  was unavailable Thursday and will be away for the rest of the week an operator for the company said when reached by phone No other representatives responded to a request for comment.  The 78-bed facility located on state Route 132 in Amelia was hit with a $14,247 fine from Medicare in 2020 and had 14 citations during its latest inspection in 2019 It had 45 residents at the time of the incident leading to the criminal charges Las Vegas (KSNV) — A multimillion-dollar project is in the works to better connect the east side of the Las Vegas valley and Henderson The project broke ground Tuesday morning and is expected to give Sunrise Manor residents an easier route to businesses and work in Henderson "It's horrible," said Patty Mullins speaking about the drive down Hollywood Boulevard during peak traffic And everybody always has to leave way early." It's a route Mullins' daughter took to work and sometimes had to detour The Hollywood Boulevard Extension Project is supposed to help It's a big win for Angela Million-Neal MORE |Holiday crackdown: What Airbnb is doing to limit disruptive parties across Nevada "Daily because I like to shop there." she won't have to take those alternate routes I don't like traffic," said Million-Neal The first phase of the project costs $12.3 million It goes from Russell and Wiesner south to Galleria Drive in Henderson Clark County Commissioner Jim Gibson says this extension has been in the works since 2017 "About a third of the valley isn't really connected to the roadways," said Gibson "The roadway system has been developed in the context that enabled it But it wasn't all able - we were not able to do a loop around the entire valley And so this is the portion of the valley that wasn't served." and a roundabout added east of the baseball fields at Silver Bowl Park with a new access road to the park and parking lot improvements is that there will also be improvements at major intersections and new storm drain facilities "I've come across Hollywood once and it's because of the bad downpour you couldn't even see," said Million-Neal "They flood out so they can't get to where they need to go." The first part of the project is expected to take a year some are simply looking forward to the final result "Everybody hates to see the orange cones and barrels But it's going to be worth it," said Million-Neal Construction will be every weekday from 7 a.m The second phase will cost just over $61 million and will begin in 2026 That will extend Hollywood Boulevard to Vegas Valley Drive It will also include a bridge over the Las Vegas Wash and improve recreational access to Clark County Wetlands Park and a new trailhead that will connect to the overall trail system in the park LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — One person is dead after a stabbing in east Las Vegas on Tuesday according to the Las Vegas Metro Police Department officers responded to reports of a stabbing at the 5800 block of East Lake Mead and North Hollywood Boulevard they found a man battered on the ground with blood on his clothing Officers then released he had been stabbed multiple times The homicide unit has taken over the investigation Police said they were seen fighting on a nearby curb when the suspect ended up stabbing the man multiple times Police are asking nearby businesses with surveillance footage or witnesses to contact them with any information on the suspect The suspect is a man last seen with a grey hoodie and shorts He ran east from the scene after the stabbing LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Two persons of interest were apprehended in an east Las Vegas neighborhood on Friday night after a fatal shooting The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department began its investigation in the area of Grass Meadows Drive and Fieldmouse Avenue which is near Tree Line Drive and Sahara Avenue in Sunrise Manor Police were called to the area at 4:22 p.m Jason Johansson of LVMPD's Homicide Section Jason Johansson explains the preliminary investigation: Arriving officers found a man on the ground near a car who had been shot The man was transported to Sunrise Hospital for treatment but did not survive his injuries Johansson says they were approached by a witness who said they'd seen two men wearing dark clothes and ski masks run into a nearby apartment complex Police secured the complex and started reaching out to people inside Johansson says two men turned themselves in Police later confirmed that a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old were arrested on charges of open murder in connection to the shooting police believe the shooting could have been the result of an illegal marijuana sale that either became a dispute or a robbery He also pointed out that the shooting happened next to a park where children were playing saying they "dodged a bullet" that more people weren't injured Anyone with additional information about this incident is asked to contact LVMPD's Homicide Section at 702-828-3521 or homicide @lvmpd.com. Anonymous tips can be made through Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555 or crimestoppersofnv.com and John Cluberton are some of the neighbors that I spoke with recently They tell me that they're paying for lights but living in the dark In the area surrounding Wylderich's east valley home we have people walking their pets late at night because of the heat we had one pet who got loose and was fatally hit on Rochelle." Cluberton's neighborhood in Sunrise Manor was dark for at least five months before he asked me what's the deal?" and we were able to fast-track a fix "What were you encountering when you tried to get the lights turned back on," I asked "All I got was 'There's just not enough resources'," Cluberton replied It's a tired refrain that rings hollow for these folks who turned to us for help "It's just a shame that we have to go to the media to try and get progress for things our tax dollars already pay for," Burke said "Our property taxes have been paying for these amenities all along," Wylderich added do we get a rebate on our property taxes?" I took their questions and concerns to Clark County Commission Chairman Tick Segerblom "I can't answer that part because it's such a widespread problem but the truth is Segerblom adds that combating copper wire theft So has getting the lights back on and keeping them on when government kind of shut down and everybody kind of looked the other way because we were trying to survive this kind of grew and grew," Segerblom explained It wasn't to have to put new wire in the old streetlights." WATCH: Darcy, What's The Deal? Locals want faster fixes for damaged streelights in their neighborhoods There are no zip codes or hot zones where the crime is concentrated but Segerblom says his district is unique — with residents being left in the dark longer because the county is focusing on the big surrounding streets like Flamingo and Lamb and Nellis pushing the neighborhoods further down the repair list "We just want to know that residents matter," Wylderich said We are the stakeholders and the backbone of this community We're the voters that elect our officials who we hope are going to work in our best interest Too many streetlights and not enough Public Works crews are part of problem which Segerblom is prioritizing in the current budget "And this budget will have significantly more money," he said we're talking about contracting out to have new teams come in and start to work on these lights we have 1,800 tickets for streetlights in the county." That's 1,800 outages waiting for a fix and 400 of those are in Segerblom's district "One truck crew with three people can do like 10 lights a day," he explained It's "a massive problem" that he's hoping to dedicate up to $10 million to solve He says they're also evaluating some innovative solutions like removing the allure of pricey copper wire by replacing it with aluminum wire and making it harder to steal are trying to put the wire at the top of the poles — between the poles — which is unsightly Best case scenario would be replacing the electric lights altogether We actually have a contract starting next month just as a test to see if these solar lights — they're from France — would work Could future policies address copper wire theft I asked about a supply and demand solution noting there would be no market for a supply of copper wire from thieves without demand from recycling yards "Despite the safeguards that allegedly exist should scrap yards just not be able to buy copper wire How often do people legitimately recycle that," I questioned And that's why we're working on an ordinance to the flip side — to go after the recyclers," Segerblom replied A new ordinance would include higher penalties Because they can't be everywhere," Burke said WATCH: Copper wiring to be replaced on Lamb near Charleston for fifth time in 15 months Segerblom says the issue has become so big they're looking to dedicate a task force to it Segerblom admits that government operates at a snail's pace and he shares the frustration locals feel "It's not like I can just snap my fingers and say okay but they should keep complaining and hold me accountable." 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Donate to our nonprofit newsroom today to support independent journalism that represents you Nevada — Jasmine Lopez and her three daughters have made homemade boba tea a family staple Lopez buys the packets from Walmart — “I’m saving so much money,” she says reaching into the cupboard — and the girls gather around to prepare it together experiential treat for a family of five working hard to live within their means and save for future dreams including a home of their own in Nevada with enough space for all of them.  where high housing prices and the space demands of little girls growing older drove them to look for a home elsewhere That’s taken the shape of a sunny four-bedroom rental in North Las Vegas that is more expensive than what they had budgeted but cheaper than a similar home in Chicago; it’s also set to jump up in price when their lease comes up for renewal a year from now.  Just weeks away from the presidential election Lopez isn’t deciding whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will do a better job growing the country’s economy and housing supply; she’s among the high share of voters who are disillusioned with the country’s political system and whether any candidate will deliver “tangible solutions.” She is hoping to cast a ballot “I think both sides have become so polarizing and have missed the humanity of the everyday person,” Lopez said because I know I definitely don’t want one side Lopez’s choice holds a lot of political weight in Nevada where one-fifth of all registered voters are Latinx the second highest share of any battleground state behind Arizona Latinas like Lopez account for more than half of those voters and register and turn out at higher rates than Latinx voters overall In a state where the presidential election in 2020 came down to fewer than 34,000 votes Lopez is what some analysts call a low-propensity voter: She hasn’t regularly participated in elections and because of that Latinas are less likely to vote than men and women of other racial and ethnic groups — except for Latinx men where half of eligible Latinx voters have cast ballots going back to 2008 compared with two-thirds of Black and White voters.  The political power Lopez gained by moving to this state has become obvious just a few months into her life here When she left town for a few days last month canvassers pinged her Ring doorbell camera several times a pile of campaign leaflets waited for her by her front door she’s seen more political ads than ever before Lopez was raised in the suburbs of Chicago by a single mom who had moved to Illinois from Puerto Rico with Lopez’s grandparents They were part of a massive wave of arrivals from the U.S territory in the middle of the last century known as the Great Puerto Rican Migration Lopez grew up in a working-class family; her mom worked the night shift at a local post office.  Lopez was proud to graduate college and eventually launch a photography business She and Jeremy got married in 2006 and within a couple of years But then they got ensnared by the Great Recession Black families and Latinx families like theirs were disproportionately affected by the financial crisis “I wasn’t paying much attention.” She was never a Democrat or a Republican and political issues “felt too big a problem for me to feel like I can be part of the solution.’” It didn’t help that by the time she became eligible to vote and she had internalized that her vote didn’t really matter She said she also wasn’t equipped with basic voting information “What does it even look like to go to a voting station and put your vote in?” Lopez said there's this fear around not wanting to make a mistake and wanting to get it right,” Lopez said ‘I don’t know enough and therefore I’m not going to vote.’”  Lopez's experience speaks to a broader — and stubborn — trend among Latina voters who studies Latinx voters at Equis Research and is particularly interested in mobilizing Latinas to the ballot box are more likely than Latino men to vote for Democrats but are very much open to persuasion something that is “very candidate- and issue-specific.”  Valencia said they are also more likely to report that they don’t feel confident or informed enough to vote.  “The sentiment is really real in my family,” Valencia said She offers the example of a cousin who works as a nurse and sees voting as an activity that people in more political jobs engage in “Part of what we want to be able to do is to teach people that you don't need to have a PhD in political science to vote.”  She added: “Latinas really do kind of sit at this really important position of power in our families and our communities and I want to understand what it will take to see the same kind of levels of engagement that we see with who cast her first ballot in a presidential election in 2020 After a Category 5 hurricane struck Puerto Rico its infrastructure had been shattered and 3,000 lives had been lost when Trump tossed rolls of paper towels at a crowd of churchgoers.  The island’s slow recovery pained her.  “I have a privilege as a Puerto Rican who lives on the mainland to help vote and speak into policies and systems in a way that my Puerto Rican neighbors on the island cannot,” Lopez said “What am I going to do about this voting power and what does that influence look like for me to actually move into action Lopez ultimately cast a vote for Biden after considering a third-party candidate she didn’t have plans to vote for Biden or Harris though she’s curious about her while also weighing third-party options She feels disillusioned by major parties and powerful politicians She’s distraught by the ongoing conflict in Gaza and the civilian death toll there she sees politicians forgetting about everyday people she watched neighbors become priced out as gentrification pushed up housing prices and “astronomically high” tax rates made the place entirely unaffordable “It just became economically challenging for our family to be able to dream about how we could provide housing for our kids,” Lopez said The [Chicago] apartment was only two bedrooms Latinas were five points more likely to say housing affordability was a key issue than Latinos.  “Whether they've been here many generations or are more recent immigrants homeownership is often a central part of [Latinx voters’] family story — whether it was the goal or a big milestone that was achieved,” said Laura Arce (UnidosUS’s political arm has endorsed Harris.) In Nevada, more than half of Latinx residents own a home. Still, they’re 15 percent less likely to do so than White residents. In the Las Vegas metro area, the median sale price for existing single-family homes has increased more than 39 percent since the start of the pandemic and rental rates have risen faster than the national average making it difficult for prospective homeowners to save for a down payment really became probably the number one issue I was hearing out the doors,” said Nevada Assemblywoman Sandra Jauregui who is running for reelection in a district south of Las Vegas Juaregui said she encounters many older voters living on a fixed income and struggling to afford rent people who wanted to achieve that American dream and buy a home and that was also so far out of reach because the cost of housing was just skyrocketing.” Nevada Democrats like Juaregui have lined up behind Harris’ housing plan which would offer $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time home buyers and would make it less profitable for corporations to scoop up single-family homes from the market Harris has also proposed boosting the supply of homes through a series of tax credits including billions in tax credits for builders.  told voters during a rally in mid-September in Las Vegas that if he were elected he would open up federal lands for low-regulation Trump has also said he would push for lower interest rates despite the president having no direct control over those Economists and housing advocates also worry about how Trump’s plans for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants who account for a large share of workers in the construction industry line up with plans to boost the country’s supply for new homes.  political canvassers with the Culinary Union Local 226 — which represents hospitality workers in this tourism-focused city most of them Latinas — arrived at the home of Irasema Bravo a small apartment in a cluster of blue stucco buildings north of the Strip.  When the two women handed over a door tag and said they were rallying support for la Señora Kamala Harris that he didn’t want to hear another word about Harris.  she said quietly that she too was with “the other side,” and then turned to go back into her apartment The canvassers moved on to other voters.  Bravo said she actually hadn’t made up her mind about the election yet but was planning to cast her ballot one way or another.  Bravo said the economy and health care are the “fundamental” topics of the election and that if the economy is “on the floor,” the rest of the country will follow She said she doesn’t regret voting for Biden in 2020  “If you look at how much things cost “What I liked about Trump was that [when he was president] people had jobs the cash I have only goes to buy a few things.”  all five family members are gathered on a gray sectional with reclining seats that they  bought on Facebook Marketplace for $850 explains that by puzzling together credit card benefits and his reimbursable work travel expenses they've been able to “hack” family vacations — a creative way to pay for trips that would have otherwise been unaffordable They recently cobbled together enough perks and points to cover the cost of a trip to California’s Universal Studios which has a themed ride inspired by “Jurassic Park” that the girls and their dad love is eager to show off a display of movie memorabilia The family had long been settled in the suburb of Maywood a working-class area in Chicago’s West Side they shared a small apartment inside an old firehouse that also housed Lopez’s nonprofit aimed at helping local teens and young adults some of the family trips they took brought them to Las Vegas and sparked their desire to move out West.  has a lot of doctors’ appointments to manage a gastrointestinal condition and has been homeschooled on and off for years Seated in their spacious kitchen in North Las Vegas Lopez explains that she is also homeschooling Emery to help with their transition to a new state Both girls smile when their mother says they hope to start public school in January Savannah eventually goes upstairs while Emery hangs back playing with her iPad and a dry-erase whiteboard Peeling away from their home in Chicago was a difficult decision but their budget seemed to stretch much further in the outskirts of Las Vegas they started to look at rentals in earnest and watched as prices in their ideal neighborhoods climbed month after month pushing closer and closer to the top of their budget.  When their home in North Las Vegas went on the market they arrived to see three other families also waiting to see the place The Lopezes secured the lease at just over budget The house has a small pool in the backyard — an inflatable alligator takes up a good portion of it Lopez figured that the built-in activity could replace some family outings “Coming from Chicago with no backyard … we spent most of our budget for the outdoor area where we get to be together as a family,” Lopez said we've really experienced family time together in a way we haven't experienced before the flow of the space just allows for us to have more independent freedom but then it's also drawing us closer as a family.” Lopez said they were hoping to avoid a home owned by the kinds of corporate landlords that she read have been buying single-family houses in Nevada They found a private owner who uses a rental management company.  The share of homes owned by hedge funds and investors is projected to grow; Democrats including Harris have proposed cutting tax breaks on corporate landlords Lopez said she hasn’t heard about Harris’ housing plans — she’s been working and mothering— but hopes to dive into it and watch a playback of the presidential debate sometime before the election She said she’s not considering voting for Trump; her husband and teenage daughter did watch the debate and reported back on his comments about Haitian immigrants as second- and third-generation immigrants Please complete the following CAPTCHA to be confirmed. 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If you have any questions, contact us at [email protected] Lopez said she also wants to spend more time digging into third-party candidates whose work on environmental issues grabbed her attention Like many of the voters who will decide the election Lopez wants to see an emphasis on economic policy that works for more people including housing that is more affordable.  The idea of buying a home for her family in Nevada Lopez said,  right now “feels a little daunting with where prices are at and the interest rate.” At the same time the Lopezes rent is slated to increase by 10 percent when their lease comes up for renewal next year Lopez said the couple is exploring the possibility of buying land in the outskirts of Las Vegas and building on it but their research into that is still in its early stages but I would say maybe within the next two to three years,” Lopez said Lopez’s husband and her oldest daughter say goodbye before heading to the local library which is hosting a meetup for teens who are interested in video games and is a place for Dakota to interact with kids her age Lopez has one more meeting before her work day is over — she still works for her nonprofit part-time — and her youngest is waiting for her attention Digging more into the election won’t happen today.  Lopez points out that after not voting for years she is set on casting a ballot this year and wants to bring her teenage daughter into the process since she’ll be eligible to vote in just two years “That's what we're trying to teach her as she gets closer to being 18,” Lopez said “There's never going to be a perfect candidate but how do we make an informed decision that aligns as much to whatever your own individual values,” Lopez added “and the collective needs of our community.” To check your voter registration status or to get more information about registering to vote Please complete the following CAPTCHA to be confirmed. 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Streetlights that have been out for months have entire communities worried about crime and whether they can trust local leaders to provide a timely fix were his motivation for trying to get streetlights fixed in his family's Summerlin neighborhood Using the FixIt Clark County app he reported eight street lights that had gone dark near Navajo Willow Lane and Desert Inn Road "To have them not repaired over time and then see them get reported by other neighbors and them still not being repaired Especially with all the resources he saw being devoted to big events He kept pushing for action and says he got different answers for the delay from County Commissioner Justin Jones' office and from the FixIt Clark County app I felt like I was kind of getting the runaround "I thought maybe you could get to the end of it and see where the shortfall was." 13 Investigates learned the outage near the Mauceri family's neighborhood was part of a larger impacted area bounded by the 215 beltway on the west and south It's one of about 300 locations across the valley that Clark County Public Works says have been hit by thieves Thieves who steal from streetlights are looking for copper wire they can sell to recyclers for cash copper thieves are typically individuals or organized groups of drug addicts gang members or metal thieves looking to make a quick buck And because copper theft is treated as a misdemeanor those who get convicted pay a relatively low fine and serve a short time in prison Public Works estimates more than 500,000 feet of wiring has been stolen with an estimated replacement cost of $1.8 million tax dollars Some of that is finally being spent in Mauceri's neighborhood. After we asked the county, "what's the deal?" Mauceri got a call from Commissioner Jones' office replace wire and replace lamps and faulty fixtures "This property crime probably doesn't get their focus as much It would be great to see the local police force get fully staffed and then even be able to stop the re-selling — be able to require proof of where people obtained copper wiring before the scrap yards take it in," Mauceri said Clark County says it's not uncommon for crews to make repairs only to have the wire stolen again a few days later They're looking at options to combat the problem but they don't have any specifics on that yet We also asked the county about another streetlight outage after viewer Fae Simmons wrote to "Darcy, what's the deal?" Simmons lives in the Cabana Mobile Home Park on Twain Avenue near Nellis Boulevard and says her block has been dark for nearly eight months "No functioning streetlights creates a dangerous environment for not only us but the apartments next to us.. It's terrifying to walk our street in total darkness and invites criminal activity," Simmons wrote which are expected to be complete this week Seattle Housing Authority's new "security" plans Monday (May 5) for more than 3,200 seats on city councils The prosecutor reported that Chase Jones was traveling at 112 mph when he crashed into the victims Bob Ferguson says federal funds are needed to address $34 million in damage caused by the storm The idea is to combine the towns of Sunrise Manor and Whitney to create the city of East Las Vegas Brandon Casutt is an advocate for the idea and he's running for State Assembly He said supporters want a mayor and a city council that live in the area but the commission doesn't provide the representation they want “A lot of people feel like we aren’t getting all the same money coming back that we are already currently paying,” Casutt said Casutt said instead of tax money going into one pot of public money that is doled out by the county tax dollars would stay in the area He also said that there would be a better chance to get federal grants and deals with private developers if it was a city it would be the third largest city in the state Casutt said that even if people don't support the idea it is worth triggering the process He said the first step in the process of incorporation is a non-biased feasibility study that will be done by the state “This would basically answer the questions: can this be done Opponents of the idea have pointed to the financial troubles of North Las Vegas as a reason not to go through with the process but Casutt said Henderson is doing fine and it has lower taxes than Sunrise Manor and Whitney “We have the advantage of looking at what other people have done and see what they’ve done right and what they’ve done wrong and learn from that," he said He also pushed back against the idea that the new city wouldn't have money for infrastructure Casutt said when a city is incorporated all the public buildings move from being managed by the county to being managed by the new city which Casutt said will be decided in the next few weeks a petition drive would begin and if enough signatures are gathered then the feasibility study starts Sharon Elizabeth Sweat, 73, formerly of Radcliff 2024 at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Hodgenville known affectionately as “Essie” to her family and respectfully as “Ms military veterans William and Mary Rose (Montgomery) Sweat on September 9 She was raised in Lebanon Junction with her two siblings each of whom she had a remarkable bond with that could not be broken by distance or circumstance She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Kentucky and a Master of Education degree from Western Kentucky University which prepared her for a 27-year career in education She taught at numerous schools in Hardin County and retired from Flaherty Elementary School in Meade County in 2000 She was a devoted teacher who earned the admiration of her students as she not only taught them the usual school subjects but also important life lessons in regard to respect and principles and modeled these important values with her own actions Throughout her career she developed lifelong friendships with many of her fellow educators and served as a highly regarded mentor to younger teachers She spent many years hosting and celebrating with family at her Vine Grove most notably for decades on Christmas Eve where she would serve family favorite dishes that only she could make perfectly.  These gatherings always culminated in the evenings with wonderful memories of rousing card games and conversation around the dining room table.  Her love and support of children is evident through her teaching career and with how she doted on her nieces and nephews in their youth and then on her grandnieces and grandnephews in more recent years She will be remembered as a thoughtful listener authentic and consistent in her no-nonsense and honest approach to the sought after counsel she delivered Sharon is survived by her one brother Kelly (Noah Everitt) O’Malley and Casey (Tyler) Smith and her beloved nieces and nephews: Nolan Sweat and ShyAnne Crowley; Noa and James Templo; Tallulah and Leland Everitt; Wesley O’Malley; and Sully and Griffin Smith She is also survived by many family members on the Sweat and Montgomery sides of the family as well as many dear friends and former students She is preceded in death by her only sister and by her parents Mary Rose and William Sweat Burial will follow at Lebanon Junction Cemetery Chism Funeral Home will be handling the funeral arrangements Memorial donations may be made in her name to St The family wishes to extend their gratitude to the Sunrise Manor Nursing Home for their excellence in care as well as for their patience and kindness.  Over the last several years Sharon considered Sunrise Manor her home and the nurses and staff there a part of her family Their care and kindness allowed her to pass peacefully and gently Sharon left her mark on this world with her quiet kindness great-aunt and friend.  Her family and friends find comfort that she is now with her beloved sister and parents and at peace The median household income in a Southern Nevada census-designated place decreased by more than $5,600 between 2022 and 2023 making it one of the top 50 places nationwide to see a sharp drop in income Sunrise Manor, a community of just under 200,000 people east of Las Vegas, had a median household income of $58,130 in 2022. That dropped to $52,496 last year, according to a study by SmartAsset millions more jobs and an increase in wages are responsible for the increase SmartAsset’s study shows that not all households experienced an increase in median income last year Though Nevada had one community on the list California and Washington were among the states that experienced a much steeper decrease in wealth between 2022 and 2023 The two Western states also had more communities on the list Here's a look at the 10 cities that experienced the steepest decreases Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application 2016 at Avera Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler A private family graveside service will be held at Peace Lutheran Cemetery in Ruthton Pearl Vendella Rupp was born to Frances Phillip and Mathilda Hansena (Pederson) Anderson on May 25 Minnesota where she was raised and attended school She was confirmed at Skandia Evangelical Lutheran Church on September 4 She graduated from Murray County Rural School in 1935 she was united in marriage to Clarence Rupp on the home farm in Skandia Township Minnesota where Pearl raised their eight children she became a resident of Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler Pearl was a member of Peace Lutheran Church in Ruthton She is lovingly remembered by her eight children Minnesota; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and one sister She is preceded in death by her husband; her parents; her grandson Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors One area of Las Vegas has been named the most stressful place in Nevada by Zippia, a career resource site for job seekers A study done by the site'sKavita Pillai found the most stressful places in each state and ranked them RELATED|Report says Las Vegas air quality is among worst in America, but officials cite progress Pillai found that the most stressed out place in the Silver State is the northeast corner of Las Vegas known as Sunrise Manor Stretching from Harmon Avenue up to around Craig Road and Las Vegas Boulevard Zippia says that Sunrise Manor was ranked the most stressful based on six main factors: Zippia doesn’t detail the specifics for Sunrise Manor the area would be one of the largest cities in Nevada if it weren’t an unincorporated part of Las Vegas Compared to the country’s most stressful places The top five most stressful places in the country are West New York Find the full study here Aleks joined Newsweek in 2023 from the Daily Express and previously worked for Chemist and Druggist and the Jewish Chronicle You can get in touch with Aleks by emailing aleks.phillips@newsweek.com either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Multiple people have been swept away in flash flooding after lightning strikes and heavy rainfall hit Las Vegas on Wednesday turning the famous Strip into a river and causing damage to buildings police officers responded to several calls regarding people washed away by floodwater the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department confirmed Local news station Fox 5 reported that one man had been located near Flamingo Wash stream in Sunrise Manor but could not be rescued Local law-enforcement officers said there were two other people who had been washed away near Route 15 to the south of the city center; one had been rescued It comes just days after the region was battered by tropical storm Hilary, which brought flash flooding to California and left a path of destruction across the Pacific coast of Mexico "I talked with a man who witnessed it. He tells me he helped firefighters rescue one friend, but more are missing," Mike Allen, a reporter with the channel, posted to X, formerly Twitter "Police confirm that not everyone was saved." Fox 5 also reported a similar call-out to the east of the city center where one of two people had been rescued while a woman was missing A Las Vegas police spokesperson told Newsweek that starting around 8:56 p.m it had "received multiple reports of individuals caught in drainage channels during heavy rain "We responded to these reports to assist the Clark County Fire Department." The Vegas Strip is currently a river. pic.twitter.com/usSkDSCB8L Earlier in the day, the National Weather Service (NWS) station in Las Vegas had issued severe thunderstorm and flash-flood warnings for the area. Meteorologists attributed the precipitation to the remnants of tropical depression Harold, a former cyclone that made landfall in Texas on Tuesday Thunderstorm conditions were expected to continue in the region through Thursday and Friday with the "greatest rainfall chances will be on Thursday afternoon and evening"—suggesting worse flooding could be yet to come Part of the roof in Harrah's collapsed tonight during the rainstorm (🎥 @jrgiggey) pic.twitter.com/xXQ1DpJsxO Footage from the Las Vegas Strip posted on social media shows approximately ankle-height water rapidly flowing down the road while cars tentatively make their way through the waterlogged roads "The Vegas Strip is currently a river," one local X account commented Videos from Harrah's Las Vegas hotel and casino show sections of ceiling in the casino having fallen in with water dripping down on a soaked floor confirmed to Newsweek that there had been no injuries as a result of the incident adding: "Some ceiling tiles at Harrah's Las Vegas were damaged "They should be completed shortly and will not impact our guests." The flash flooding is just the most recent occasion in which heavy rains have caused damage to the Strip's casinos. In August 2022, a similar weather event caused rain to pour through the ceilings of several casinos including Planet Hollywood and Caesars Palace ET: This article was updated to include comment from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Caesars Entertainment Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all RICHARD RAYMOND HALSNE was born the only son to Earl and Carol (Kuhlman) Halsne on November 19 He grew up on the family farm near Ruthton Minnesota and received his education through the eighth grade he enjoyed socializing and particularly enjoyed the neighborhood hog roasts Richard continued farming after this time with his son From 1994 to 1999 he worked for Rupp Construction Richard continued to enjoy spending time with friends Due to his poor health he later became a resident at care facilities Minnesota and Homestead Place Assisted Living in Lake Benton 2014 he became a resident at the Sunrise Manor where on November 14 2018 he died peacefully at the age of 76 years Brian and Michael; three great-grandchildren Drayden and Julian; and other relatives and friends That’s how more and more people in Las Vegas and around the country are describing their living situations In a recent study from Point2 Homes cities saw an increase in single-person households between 2008 and 2018 with North Las Vegas seeing the largest increase of all along with occupancy characteristics and household types the study found that the share of single-person households in North Las Vegas went up by 43.3 percent RELATED|Las Vegas home prices jump to close out 2019 saw its share of lonely dwellers rise significantly located in the northeast part of the valley saw a 32.3 percent increase and came in third nationally The national average for the number of single-person households is 28 percent RELATED|New residential, commercial development approved near downtown many areas around the valley are above the national average: Paradise (the area surrounding the Strip) comes in at 35.7 percent Spring Valley (southwest part of the valley) is at 30.7 percent and the City of Las Vegas (central valley) is at 30.2 percent Major cities that have the largest share of single-person households are New Orleans Share on FacebookShare on X (formerly Twitter)Share on PinterestShare on LinkedInLAS VEGAS (FOX5) - A 27-year-old man died in a crash in east Las Vegas Friday morning The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said the crash happened 6:44 a.m at East Lake Mead Boulevard and North Lamont Street This is near the Sunrise Manor area in east Las Vegas Police said a 35-year-old drove a Lincoln Navigator westbound on Lake Mead Boulevard approaching Lamont officers said a pedestrian “darted into the roadway southbound” where he was nearly struck by another vehicle According to evidence at the scene and witness statements the crash redirected the pedestrian to the roadway as the Lincoln came to a stop Arriving medical personnel said that the pedestrian was beyond resuscitation The driver of the Lincoln stayed at the scene and shows no signs of impairment “The pedestrian’s death marked the 62nd traffic-related fatality in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s jurisdiction for 2024,” Las Vegas police said “The collision remains under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s Collision Investigation Section.” Geraldine Bolivia Brune was born January 24 1921 to Martinus and Myrtle (Abraham) Christensen in Arco She attended Arco Consolidated School Distrist #10 and graduated from Arco High School in 1939 with the honor and distinction of valedictorian 1940 Geraldine married Melvin Brune in the rectory of St Their union was blessed with six children and 50+ years of life together The couple lived and farmed in the Lake Benton area and Hendricks where Geraldine was a mom and homemaker for her family In later years she worked as a nursing assistant at Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler she became a resident of Avera Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler Genevieve Catholic Church in Lake Benton and St Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Ivanhoe where she was a member of the Rosary Society and involved in other church activities She had been a member of the Lincoln County Extension Club She was secretary of the VFW Auxiliary for many years Geraldine is lovingly remembered by her children MN; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one sister Verlane Christensen and Allen Christensen; and sisters A 56-year-old resident of a Southampton nursing home with Alzheimer’s was left alone in her room partially dressed in October 2022 when an emergency drew nearby staff to another room That's when a nursing home aide sneaked into the resident’s room and sexually assaulted the nonverbal woman for several minutes — an attack that was only halted when a nurse’s assistant entered and then quickly exited the room according to an inspection report from the New York State Health Department The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing received a $10,000 fine from the state for failing to protect the resident along with a federal penalty of more than $40,000 About one quarter of all Long Island nursing homes received penalties from the state in 2023 for a host of violations ranging from sexual assault and physical violence to a failure to change personal protective gear or to follow proper medication protocol although nearly half of those penalties were for the minimum amount of $2,000 executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition an advocacy group for nursing home residents said the findings reflect an industry with minimal state oversight that continues to prioritize profit over patient care continue to operate with grossly substandard staffing which results in decreased resident monitoring an increased use of agency staff and greater strain on nursing staff — all of which can exacerbate the risk to residents of sexual violence and other abuse,” Mollot said I am hearing of operators who flagrantly disregard resident safeguards This is largely due to [state Department of Health] oversight becoming even more lax in recent years and providers knowing that they can get away with pretty much anything.” Records show 20 Long Island nursing homes — about one-fourth of the region’s 79 largely private facilities — received a combined $148,000 in fines from the state Department of Health in 2023 ranging from $2,000 to $36,000 for a litany of deficiencies that inspectors said jeopardized public health and violated guidelines Brookside Multicare Nursing Center in Smithtown and Garden Care Center in Franklin Square were fined twice The figures reflect fines administered in 2023 even if the violations occurred in previous years “Holding nursing homes and their operators accountable for the quality of care they provide is a top priority for the State Department of Health and we remain as aggressive as possible in assessing the maximum fines permissible by law in every instance,” the agency told Newsday in a statement nursing homes are responsible for protecting residents’ rights — including freedom from any type of maltreatment — and a maximum fine of $10,000 is permitted for violations that directly result in serious physical harm.” Although the maximum amount that a nursing home can be fined for a single citation under state law is $10,000 facilities can be fined larger amounts for multiple individual violations over several months Brookside Multicare Nursing Center received fines of both $6,000 and $36,000 The smaller fine was for “multiple deficiencies” found during a Nov State officials said the larger fine was for a “failure to keep sufficient PPE in stock The fine reflects citations for multiple individual violations over several months.” inspectors handed down seven fines of $10,000 or more In 2022, state inspectors handed down $144,250 in combined fines to 20 Long Island nursing homes, records show. Those figures were down from $208,500 in fines to 26 Long Island nursing homes in 2021 the department fined 12 Long Island nursing homes a total of $144,000 the penalty tends to be very low,” Mollot said Federal data from the U.S Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) shows that nursing homes nationwide were fined $38,059 each during the past three years averaged $12,775 in fines per nursing home during the same period — a figure that includes facilities that received no penalties during those three years That’s the 46th-lowest total among the 50 states which directed questions about nursing home fines to the state Department of Health sets guidelines for states on how to impose penalties on facilities Medicare can impose its own penalties on a nursing home when there’s a serious health or fire safety citation or if the facility fails to correct a citation for a long period of time president and chief executive of the New York State Health Facilities Association which represents the nursing home industry cautioned against reading too much into monetary fines “The safety and health of residents and staff is the top priority for long-term care providers in New York,” Hanse said We fully support accountability to ensure the safety and well-being of our residents It is also true that looking only at fines provides a narrow view of any situation When we focus solely on punishing providers with fines this does not help the residents and often fails to address the underlying issues shared responsibility between providers and regulators to do what is best for the residents and effectively remedy identified issues,” Hanse said The most serious allegation leveled against a Long Island nursing home involved an alleged sexual assault at the Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Southampton as a now 58-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s had been a resident of the 280-bed facility for more than seven years at the time of the incident Newsday is not identifying the alleged victim at the request of family members a "code blue," indicating a resident was found unconscious sending much of the nursing staff to the patient in need according to an inspection report from the state Department of Health later identified by police as Isaiah Quaron James was seen on video surveillance entering the alleged victim’s room The woman had been left in the room wearing only a blouse and underwear with no pants a certified nurse’s assistant entered the room and found James on the bed behind the woman with his pants down and appearing to have sexual intercourse with her The nurse’s assistant quickly exited the room and did not return for three minutes at which point James already had left the area and had a brief interaction with another resident Nursing home staff then waited nearly 90 minutes before calling authorities while the alleged victim Smith said she broke down when she received word of the alleged assault from the nursing director “I lost my mind on the phone,” Smith told Newsday one of the worst things that could happen is me losing my mom will ever compare to somebody calling me to say my mom was violated … I hope it never ever happens to anybody ever again.”  The Hamptons Center did not respond to multiple requests for comment In an interview with the facility’s nursing director James said: “I know it looks bad,” but suggested he was just lying in bed with the resident while sending a text message James was arrested by Southampton Village police detectives and charged with first-degree attempted rape first-degree criminal sexual act and first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual abuse and endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person James’ Islip Terrace-based defense attorney State inspectors fined the Hamptons Center $10,000 for the incident while federal officials added a $40,034 fine a Melville-based attorney representing Smith in a civil suit against the nursing home “They don’t have enough staff because staff is the largest line item of their expense sheet,” Leitner said something like this could have been prevented When the entire staff went to another unit for the code blue it just created this opportunity for [James].” Philipson is a longtime nursing home magnate who had amassed by 2020 — along with family members — interests in 163 facilities across 18 states including Cold Spring Hills Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Woodbury Attorneys for Cold Spring Hills and Philipson did not respond to requests for comment said she made the difficult choice to keep her mother who does not appear to have a recollection of the incident “What little she expressed talking-wise is not there anymore,” Smith said “So the people that she does know there she’s so familiar with Sunrise Manor Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Bay Shore was fined $4,000 by the state for its response to an allegation of sexual assault against a now 26-year-old former resident who had been admitted with an anoxic brain injury months earlier according to a state inspection report and Diane Garnett On Dec. 10, 2022, the resident told her family that a male licensed practical nurse had asked her to perform oral sex on him one day earlier and proceeded to grope her breast and vaginal area, inspectors said The resident’s family reported the incident to the facility’s administrator continued to work at the facility with access to the resident failed to promptly notify the state Department of Health or local authorities of the alleged assault The nursing home administrator told health inspectors they reviewed video surveillance and determined “there was no sexual or any inappropriate touching or physical contact The administrator stated the allegation was not reported to [the Department of Health] or the police because they had no finding that abuse occurred.” who said her daughter experiences confusion and some short-term memory loss said she believed the allegation and filed a report with Suffolk County police The case remains open with the department's Third Squad Garnett filed a lawsuit against Sunrise Manor and the nurse Newsday is not identifying the nurse because he has not been criminally charged They weren’t very cooperative and were not very helpful,” Garnett said of Sunrise Manor Nursing home officials did not respond to requests for comment State Department of Health spokeswoman Monica Pomeroy said the agency “does not have the legal authority to determine whether a matter should be prosecuted criminally but refers every allegation of abuse received to the New York State Attorney General’s Office.” The Attorney General's Office said it conducted a thorough investigation into the allegation and did not find sufficient evidence of criminal misconduct to bring charges The $4,000 fine issued by the state cites the facility’s failure to report the alleged abuse and to properly investigate the allegations “They’re guilty of gross negligence and professional misconduct,” Garnett said “To be fined only $4,000 is a slap on the wrist Garnett pulled her daughter from Sunrise Manor in September and she now receives 24-hour-per-day care at home A cognitively impaired Hempstead nursing home resident suffered a non-displaced fracture to the wall of the left eye after being assaulted by another resident, inspectors said. The unidentified attacker had accused the cognitively impaired resident of stealing food, state inspectors said incident at the Mayfair Care Center led to a $10,000 fine from the state and an additional $9,770 fine by federal officials State inspectors said the unidentified attacker had a history of behavioral problems dating back several months including verbally and physically abusing staff discussing the use of firearms and slamming the nursing station desk looking for narcotics The attacker also vocalized displeasure with a cognitively impaired resident who reportedly had a history of taking food from rooms at one point threatening to “punch” that resident if it happened again had been previously observed going into other rooms and eating from their food trays The two residents lived across the hallway from each other the resident followed through on the threat entering the victim’s room and punching the victim repeatedly in the face The assault was broken up by a nurse who “jumped in between the two residents and screamed,” and the aggressor was removed from the area by police and later transferred out for 30 days “due to the resident being a danger to other residents,” the report states A Mayfair physician had ordered nursing staff to check on the cognitively impaired resident every 15 minutes because of the victim's habit of wandering into other residents' rooms “There was no documented evidence provided by the facility that every 15-minute monitoring was being completed for [the victim],” inspectors wrote It is not clear if the resident was criminally charged Critics contend many of the most egregious nursing home violations can be attributed to low levels of staffing poor employee pay and an inability to recruit a capable workforce — issues that were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic and have yet to improve A report released last month by the American Health Care Association found 72% of nursing homes nationwide said their current workforce levels are lower than before the pandemic The survey found 94% of facilities are finding it difficult to recruit new staff with two-thirds citing a lack of interested or qualified candidates as an “extremely big obstacle.”  Experts have pointed to wages that are lower than other health care sectors high turnover rates and the increased risk of infection during the pandemic as some of the reasons for the staffing shortage a senior policy manager with the nonprofit KFF’s Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured said the average hours of daily care nursing home residents receive declined from 4.1 to 3.7 between 2015 and 2023 “And at the same time that staffing levels have gone down the share of facilities that were receiving serious citations increased,” Chidambaram said “And so we’ve seen over time that deficiencies and staffing are related And those really serious citations are more common in facilities don’t have enough staff.” State officials hope to change that pattern A state law enacted in 2021 and that went into place earlier this year requires nursing homes to maintain daily staffing hours equal to 3.5 hours of care per resident per day by a certified nurse aide licensed practical nurse or registered nurse at least 2.2 hours of care per resident daily must be provided by a certified nurse aide and at least 1.1 hours of care must be provided by a licensed nurse Penalties for failing to follow the staffing law could result in a $2,000 daily fine although facilities could challenge the penalty if they prove that they made substantive attempts to boost staffing levels James McDonald determined there is an acute labor shortage for registered nurses licensed practical nurses and certified nurse aides in many regions of New York Nursing home trade groups have said up to 75% of all facilities have been unable to meet the staffing minimum requirements “The department is committed to ensuring that the compliance process minimizes the burden placed on facilities and guarantees that the department enforces the statutory staffing requirements in the most equitable and appropriate manner possible,” Pomeroy said in a statement a nursing home trade group that represents nonprofit and public facilities and which sued unsuccessfully to block implementation of the staffing law said there are not enough candidates interested in positions to keep up with mandated staffing ratios “There’s a mandate on what those staffing ratios are supposed to be and they’re in the process of coming up with penalties for places that don’t meet that ratio,” Clyne said the only thing you can do is leave [nursing home] beds open.” A separate law requires nursing homes to spend at least 70% of their revenue on resident-facing care — and 40% of those dollars on direct-care staff Facilities could potentially avoid those fines if they take steps to limit their use of temporary agency staff From breaking news to special features and documentaries the NewsdayTV team is covering the issues that matter to you By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Diane Garnett speaks with Newsday in March at her home in Central Islip Updated 18 minutes ago Off-campus gunfire has H.S Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months “The Silver State,” Nevada, has world-class resorts, stunning natural wonders like Red Rock Canyon and Lake Tahoe, offering a unique blend of excitement and natural splendor to its residents. If you’re considering living somewhere in Nevada then chances are you also have a budget you’re hoping to stay under in your home or apartment search. As of April, the median home sale price in Nevada is $454,900 Don’t worry if that price doesn’t fit in your budget – we’ve got options to help you find a home or apartment that does. Redfin has collected a list of the 5 of the most affordable places to live in Nevada. And they all have a median home sale price under the state’s average. From Sunrise Manor to Spring Valley let’s jump in and see what cities are on the list Taking the first spot on our list of affordable cities to live in Nevada is Paradise When living in this city of 191,200 people or head into downtown Las Vegas to check out the shops and restaurants With a median home sale price of $385,000, Sunrise Manor lands the second spot on our list as the most affordable place to live in Nevada. There are about 205,600 residents living in this mid-sized city, located just outside of Las Vegas you can hike Frenchman Mountain where you’ll find views of the city A little more expensive than Sunrise Manor is none other than North Las Vegas. About 262,500 people live in North Las Vegas where there are plenty of unique activities to do Be sure to head just outside of the city limits to Nellis Dunes explore the shops and restaurants downtown or hiking up to the Las Vegas Skyline View >> Read: Popular Las Vegas, NV, Neighborhoods to Live in 2025 The fifth and final spot is Spring Valley where about 215,600 residents currently live. The median home sale price in Spring Valley is $452,500 which is about $4K less than the median home sale price in Nevada Make sure to spend the day outside at Cowabunga Canyon Waterpark or head out to Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area if you move to the third most affordable city Alison is part of the Content Marketing team as a Content Marketing Manager Alison has written a variety of articles ranging from home design tips to housing affordability Alison currently resides in Seattle where you can find her catching a concert or exploring farmers’ markets Her dream home is a cottage-style house with a chef’s kitchen and a cozy room to store and play vinyl records 🇨🇦 Canada Updated January 2020: By searching, you agree to the Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy REDFIN IS COMMITTED TO AND ABIDES BY THE FAIR HOUSING ACT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT. 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Police in Halifax have arrested a woman in a Gottingen Street apartment building after an officer saw someone carrying what was believed to be a long gun – but turned out to be a pellet gun Pierre Bourdages said officers were at Sunrise Manor just before 11 a.m 4 on an unrelated matter when one of them saw the woman in a common area The woman then entered one of the apartments and officers spent some time trying to make contact with her Subscribe now to access this story and more: Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience we made contact with the 52-year-old woman…she was arrested without incident,” said Bourdages shortly after police led the woman out of the building Bourdages wouldn’t say what floor the woman was on along with the ones directly above and below it Bourdages said it’s another reminder that firearms but when you’re handling them in such ways that there’s concern for public safety we have to make sure that this is not a threat to he public.” We tried it: Filtrete Smart Tower and the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool Formaldehyde HP09 Top picks for what to watch this month in Canada transmission or republication strictly prohibited This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. 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