The bankruptcy of Genesis HealthCare is a devastating reminder of how corporate nursing home chains can harm residents twice — first through neglect, and then again by using the legal system to dodge accountability. Genesis didn’t file for Chapter 11 because it wanted to reorganize operations or improve care. It filed because it owed nearly
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
A deeply troubling case out of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, shows yet again how easily elder abuse can take root in long-term care facilities when there is little oversight. Three caregivers have been criminally charged after allegedly spraying a vulnerable resident with a water bottle to “aggravate” and “humiliate” them, even recording at least one
The decision by South Carolina U.S. District Judge Cameron McGowan Currie to dismiss the indictments against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James is not about clearing anyone’s name — it’s about the rule of law. And the conservative Judge Currie made clear: these charges never should have existed in
The recent $545 million sale of a seven-state skilled nursing portfolio should concern anyone who actually cares about what happens inside nursing homes — not just what they’re worth on paper. The deal transferred roughly 5,000 nursing home beds across Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee into the hands of a single, well-capitalized
Recent Comments