Letter to the Editor - Reducing professional standards will make things worse

Dear editor,

“The true measure of any society is found in how it treats its most vulnerable members” — M. Gandhi

Having spent our over 40 year careers in Montana as a licensed social worker and physical therapist, we are alarmed at the unraveling of our communities in terms of getting help and resources for our most vulnerable members. Our ability to safely and compassionately care for older adults, persons who are cognitively or physically impaired, mentally ill persons and students is strained.

A solution being offered is decreasing the professional requirements of those who work in nursing...