CMS’s new audit findings confirm what families and plaintiff attorneys have been saying for decades: these aren’t harmless “documentation errors.” They are the natural result of a corporate nursing home model built on profit extraction, understaffing, and cutting corners. Nursing homes now lead the nation in improper payments — because the paperwork is being manipulated
A new WalletHub analysis just confirmed what too many South Carolina families already know: our state is failing older adults. South Carolina ranked second-worst in the nation for elder-abuse protections in 2025 — a staggering indictment of how little we invest in preventing abuse, neglect, and exploitation of our seniors. For years, the Palmetto State
CMS has quietly updated the technical rules behind its Nursing Home Five-Star Quality Rating System, and while it may look like a minor methodological change, it matters far more than most families realize. Beginning with the January 2026 refresh, CMS is changing how it measures long-stay antipsychotic use by nursing homes, expanding the data source
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
The latest proposal to overhaul the federal Five-Star Quality Rating System should concern every family searching for a safe nursing home. According to McKnight’s, CMS and federal advisers are considering a ratings redesign that would heavily weight one factor above all others — staffing — and the impact will be dramatic. Under the new model, only
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