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Time for a Change: Rethinking Nursing Home Safety After EARNING YOUR TRUST, EVERY DAY. 05.22.21 VOLUME 36 NUMBER 10 TIME FOR A CHANGE: RETHINKING NURSING HOME SAFETY AFTER COVID-19 P. 4 6 “WHETHER THERE’S AN INVASION OR NOT, WHAT MATTERS IS WHETHER I’M FAITHFUL.” —ANTICIPATING A CHINESE ATTACK ON TAIWAN, P. 52 P. 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