Experts and advocates worry that private equity firms and other for-profit owners are underfunding care in order to line their pockets. Evidence, common sense, and academic studies link for-profit status to poor quality. Researchers and investigative articles spotlighting poor care and safety lapses at national chains. Research has repeatedly linked lower staffing levels to substandard care. To date, CMS
Ted Sherman wrote a great article for NJ.com explaining how nursing home owner/operators hide behind shell companies and divert funds to entices with common control or ownership. The industry regulations define them as “related entities.” The article uses the infamous Skyline Healthcare chain as one example but the problem persists throughout the long-term care industry.
It is a travesty how we treat our elderly veterans. Fox News reported on poorly operated nursing homes by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Short-staffing, inadequate supplies, and burnt-out caregivers lead to the neglect of those who protected and defended this great country. These facilities care for the most vulnerable vets in need
The White House plans to boost nursing home staffing and oversight is great news for those of us who represents the victims of abuse and neglect in the nursing home industry. The plan will confirm a minimum staffing level–hopefully consistent with studies that show a need of 4.1. hours per patient day. Safe staffing improves
The Biden Administration continues to bailout the nursing home industry because of their greed and mismanagement are killing residents. Nursing home owners and operators used prior bailout money to satisfy mortgages, shareholder dividends, and siphoning to related entities. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra admitted: “Provider Relief Funds have been a lifeline for healthcare providers across the
The American Prospect published an article about greedy nursing home operators called “The Nursing Home Slumlord Manifesto.” Nursing home owners admit they make billions a year understaffing homes and shortchanging patients. Last spring, disgraced New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law a simple but sweeping reform that would have required nursing homes to spend a majority
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