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Nursing Homes Find Aides Key to Good Care

Americans face a challenge in the search for quality nursing home care. Expectations are low and news reports on the industry are bleak. But a group of homes in Wisconsin is trying to change that, and they've found some unexpected leaders to show the way: nurse aids. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports for Morning Edition.

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