The prospect of dying broke looms as an imminent threat for the boomer generation. The New York Times had an incredible series of articles about the long term care industry called Dying Broke. The series examines how the immense financial costs of long-term care drain older Americans and their families. These highly profitable facilities often

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon is the nursing home industry’s bought politician to resurrect a bill that would provide millions of dollars in tax breaks. The proposed legislation aims to reclassify private, for-profit nursing homes as residential properties instead of commercial, which would reduce their property taxes by millions of dollars. The Chicago Sun-Times reported

“Homosexual relationships are inherently unnatural and, the studies clearly show, are ultimately harmful and costly for everyone. Society cannot give its stamp of approval to such a dangerous lifestyle. If we change marriage for this tiny, modern minority, we will have to do it for every deviant group. Polygamists, polyamorists, pedophiles, and others will be

AARP Foundation Litigation is coming after the nursing home industry. The chronic understaffing violates civil rights and consumer protections. Staff attorneys from the litigation unit sued a skilled nursing chain and two assisted living operators. Nursing homes promise expertise and resources to families. Families of residents have certain expectations about the care that will be