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
A new study reported by McKnight’s shows that the nation’s nursing home capacity has been shrinking far faster than anyone previously understood. Researchers found that between 2015 and 2021, the United States lost more than 200,000 licensed nursing home beds, a decline of roughly 14.5 percent. That drop is nearly twice as steep as what federal tracking
A newly filed lawsuit in New Jersey puts a spotlight on a business model that plaintiff attorneys have been confronting for years: nursing home owners using related companies to drain Medicaid dollars out of facilities while residents are left in chronically understaffed and unsafe conditions. The state’s Office of the Comptroller has sued the owners
Families in the Chicago area are learning a brutal truth about nursing home accountability: proving neglect in court does not guarantee justice if corporate owners can simply refuse to pay for the harm they caused. According to CBS Chicago, families who won verdicts and settlements over serious injuries and deaths at local nursing homes are
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