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Eastern Standard - Jan. 23rd, 2025

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Report: Annual Kentucky nursing home inspections are falling far behind.
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Report: Annual Kentucky nursing home inspections are falling far behind.

When state inspections of nursing homes fall behind, residents suffer. We get the details from John Cheves, Government Accountability Reporter at the Lexington Herald-Leader. How Fleming Co. Schools are benefiting by including parents and the community in decision-making. We hear about a public-private partnership to take mental health care into schools. And a program to help girls of color learn important life skills and gain self-esteem and confidence.

Tom Martin hosts Eastern Standard, a weekly radio magazine of interviews and stories about interesting people, places, and things happening in the Commonwealth.
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