Category: Staffing

Resident Safety

The push to rescind the federal minimum staffing rule for nursing homes is yet another step backward for resident safety. A recent letter in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle says what families across the country already know: without enforceable staffing standards, seniors pay the price. The original CMS rule was reasonable and certainly not radical or extreme. It

“The findings in this report are not unique”

Stunning reports out of New Jersey lay bare what families and plaintiff attorneys have been warning about for years: when nursing home owners hide money through related-party shell companies, residents pay the price. Acting Comptroller Kevin Walsh is demanding nearly $124 million from owners Daryl Hagler and Kenneth Rozenberg, accusing them of running a multi-year

Resident Assaults

A recent investigation documenting hundreds of resident on resident assaults in nursing homes across the country highlights a form of harm that is too often misunderstood. These incidents are rarely random. They follow a familiar pattern of missed assessments, poor care planning, inadequate supervision, and management decisions that leave vulnerable residents unprotected. Facilities are required

Medicare Cuts to Nursing Homes

MedPAC’s latest proposal makes one thing painfully clear: the people deciding how much nursing homes should be paid are looking almost entirely at financial spreadsheets—not the reality of resident care. The commission is floating a 4% cut to Medicare’s base payment rate for skilled nursing facilities, arguing that margins are high, occupancy is stable, and

$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

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