New York Attorney General Sues Nursing Homes for Allegedly Neglecting Residents while Misusing $83M of Taxpayer Money

New York Attorney General Sues Nursing Homes for Allegedly Neglecting Residents while Misusing $83M of Taxpayer Money

New York Attorney General Sues Nursing Homes for Allegedly Neglecting Residents while Misusing $83M of Taxpayer Money: A lawsuit accuses four New York nursing homes of enriching themselves while ignoring residents and subjecting them to nursing home malpractice. The...
Biden Administration Calls for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership and Operation

Biden Administration Calls for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership and Operation

Biden Administration Calls for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership and Operation: Research reveals that for-profit and private equity ownership of nursing homes is connected with increased nursing home malpractice and wrongful death. According to a USA Today...
Residents Endured Appalling Conditions at For-Profit Nursing Homes during the Pandemic, Congress Reports

Residents Endured Appalling Conditions at For-Profit Nursing Homes during the Pandemic, Congress Reports

For-Profit Nursing Home Neglect Amid Pandemic: Severe understaffing within for-profit nursing home chains led to poor care, nursing home neglect, and a negative impact on the health of residents. About 70% of nursing homes in the US are run by for-profit operators....
Nursing Homes Are Bullying Friends and Family to Pay Patients’ Debt

Nursing Homes Are Bullying Friends and Family to Pay Patients’ Debt

Nursing Homes Having Friends or Family Pay Patients’ Debt Often using admissions agreements to ensnare friends and family who have no legal responsibility for residents’ debts, nursing homes are ignoring federal debt collection laws as they go after residents’...
New Jersey Aims to Boost Quality of Care by Limiting Nursing Home Profits

New Jersey Aims to Boost Quality of Care by Limiting Nursing Home Profits

New Jersey limits nursing home profits to boost quality of care; New York and Massachusetts are also implementing accountability measures. New Jersey is one of three states to set requirements on how nursing homes spend the payments they receive from government...