The recent fraud allegations against PACS Group, Inc. offer a disturbing glimpse into the broader systemic financial exploitation that plagues the nursing home industry.  A forensic report released by Hindenburg Research accuses PACS Group of manipulating COVID-era waivers to improperly access SNF Medicare benefits. That is horrible. These waivers, intended to streamline care for patients

Skilled Nursing News had a great article on nursing home mergers and acquisitions (M&A) projected for 2025. “Sufficient reimbursement, less regulation and adequate staffing are all attractive features for dealmaking, impacting operator decisions on which states and regions offer the path of least resistance when it comes to expanding their footprint.” The article offers a

McKnight’s reported on a recent study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia which highlights a troubling reality in the nursing home industry: dementia patients are admitted to lower-rated nursing homes at disproportionate rates compared to non-dementia patients. The data shows that only 52% of dementia patients are placed in four- or five-star facilities, while 23% end up

A recent article in the Heath Affairs Scholar found that mortality rates among nursing home residents remained above pre-pandemic levels through the end of 2023.  The authors noted the difficulty of determining mortality causes, and instead focused on mortality from all-causes. The mortality rate per 100,000 residents was 5,692 in December 2020, when COVID-19 was taking its greatest