Total expenditures for nursing care facilities and continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) fell last year. Nursing care facility and CCRC expenditures rang in at $181.3 billion last year, compared with $196.9 billion in 2020. Between 2019 and 2020, expenditures in this sector had grown by 13.1%. While nursing care facilities and CCRCs received fewer dollars
According to a recent study by Genworth Financial, the median cost of nursing home care in the United States was $8,910 per month for a private room and $7,800 per month for a semi-private room in 2021. These costs are significantly higher than your average mortgage or credit card bills and they can be a hefty
Related entities New York’s Attorney General Letitia James filed a detailed lawsuit against Bent Philipson. Bent Philipson is an infamous nursing home owner/operator. He and his family own and control 163 facilities across 18 states including the Peachtree Centre in Gaffney, S.C. The new suit shows how one can divert millions of dollars in government
Class action Unsafe staffing with unqualified caregivers causes the abuse and neglect of vulnerable adults. Every day we allow it to happen. For example, a North Carolina lawsuit from May 2021 blames the Citadel of Salisbury’s owners for unsafe staffing causing harm to residents. Plaintiffs’ claim that the owners of the Citadel of Salisbury should
Disinvestment Disinvestment means taking advantage and exploiting the Medicare and Medicaid programs to increase personal profits rather than using those funds for the intended purposes of staffing and patient care. NY Attorney General James sued a nursing home for disinvestment causing unsafe staffing and fraud allowing abuse and neglect for years. The lawsuit against Comprehensive at
The nursing profession is in decline. Inadequate numbers of nurses and aides are overworked and underpaid. Caregivers cannot provide good care despite the best intentions. Something has to be done or abuse and neglect will continue. Compassionate caregivers now choose another profession besides nursing after hearing horror stories from family and friends. Substance abuse, mental health
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