Recent investigations in New Jersey have once again exposed the same troubling pattern inside the nursing home industry: severe neglect inside facilities paired with financial practices designed to move public dollars away from resident care. As reports continue to document unsafe conditions, abuse, and understaffing, the legislation that could help regulators and families understand where
When a state approves new owners for troubled nursing homes, it needs to do more than sign off on paper qualifications. It needs to protect the people living inside those buildings. In Vermont this year, a longstanding ownership transfer process quietly moved six large facilities out of the hands of one operator and into the
A nursing home owner who cheated residents, staff, and taxpayers may have secured a presidential pardon, but Arkansas courts are making clear that it doesn’t wipe away the harm he caused. Joseph Schwartz, the former owner of the Skyline nursing home chain, still has prison time to serve for his state-level crimes — and a
A 92-year-old nursing home resident was beaten to death just hours after a facility moved a known violent resident into his room. The man who died had dementia. He was frail, vulnerable, and dependent on the facility to protect him from foreseeable harm. The danger was not hidden. It was introduced. According to reporting, the
For the first time, 70% of cancer patients now live at least five years post-diagnosis, according to the 2026 statistics report from the American Cancer Society. That is a great improvement from 50% in the 1970s and 63% in the 1990s. The five-year mark is described as a key milestone for survival, as the risk
A recent Guardian investigation raises a disturbing question about who is really making medical decisions inside some nursing homes. According to the reporting, UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer, may be exerting pressure on nursing homes to keep residents out of hospitals, even when hospital care is medically necessary. For elderly residents who rely entirely on