Medicare insurers have widely varying rejection rates for patients seeking nursing-home stays. This is also true for long-term care hospitals and inpatient rehabilitation facilities, according to two new reports from the Office of Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services. Among the most likely to initially refuse access to the costly facilities are Medicare insurers with
Bull Street in Columbia, SC, turned purple on June 12, 2026, as men and women in purple shirts gathered for the city’s annual World Elder Abuse Awareness Walk. The event was sponsored by the SC Department of Social Services. While it is definitely true that elder abuse often happens in nursing homes, it can also
The American Prospect had an interesting article about the incredibly profitable insurance industry. If not for the power of insurance float, the empire of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway would not exist. Insurance float is the profit earned in the period of time between collecting premiums and before payouts to clients. The longer they delay paying
Skilled nursing facility operator Ensign Group is quick to peddle its lies according to a new report. They boast of their so-called “industry-leading” clinical outcomes and mislead by claiming they have a “strong history of quickly improving the quality of care.” The actual truth is far from the pleasant masquerade that glosses facility websites. Cheryle
A former employee at Madison Health and Rehabilitation Center in Kentucky has filed a whistleblower lawsuit, claiming she was asked to falsify staffing records where she worked. Her attorney, Justin Peterson, says she raised concerns about improper staffing practices and ultimately resigned after refusing to carry out requests she believed were fraudulent. Peterson alleges facility
The Lund Report had an article discussing the negative effect of private equity ownership of nursing homes. It doesn’t take a detective to find a pattern of neglect across several nursing homes. Another common denominator for abuse, though, is facility ownership by private equity firms. To combat this rising concern within the nursing home industry, Connecticut