Category: Industry News

The Business Model

A newly filed lawsuit in New Jersey puts a spotlight on a business model that plaintiff attorneys have been confronting for years: nursing home owners using related companies to drain Medicaid dollars out of facilities while residents are left in chronically understaffed and unsafe conditions. The state’s Office of the Comptroller has sued the owners

Knowledge is Power

A recent announcement from CMS raises serious concerns about transparency in nursing home oversight. Beginning in February 2026, CMS plans to remove complaint allegations and facility-reported incidents from its public Nursing Home Care Compare website, citing data issues following its transition to a new reporting system.     On its face, CMS frames this as a technical

UnitedHealth Whistleblower

A federal investigation into UnitedHealth Group’s involvement in nursing home care highlights a dangerous tension that has been building in long term care for years: when financial incentives influence clinical decisions, residents are put at risk. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren are demanding greater cooperation from UnitedHealth after reporting and whistleblower accounts raised

Industry Bailouts

Vermont has quietly spent tens of millions of public dollars bailing out nursing homes that cannot keep their doors open without emergency relief. According to recent reporting, the state has issued roughly $38 million in extraordinary financial assistance over the past several years, much of it tied to staffing costs. What was once meant to

Transparency Law

Recent investigations in New Jersey have once again exposed the same troubling pattern inside the nursing home industry: severe neglect inside facilities paired with financial practices designed to move public dollars away from resident care. As reports continue to document unsafe conditions, abuse, and understaffing, the legislation that could help regulators and families understand where

Genesis Bankruptcy

The ongoing bankruptcy of Genesis HealthCare shows just how easily corporate nursing home chains can dodge accountability, even after families win hard-fought settlements for injuries and deaths. CBS News and KFF Health News reporting makes it clear: Genesis settled at least 155 lawsuits involving serious harm and wrongful death, often with delayed-payment provisions, and still

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