National Nursing Home Inspection Backlog Threatens the Safety of over a Million Residents

National Nursing Home Inspection Backlog Threatens the Safety of over a Million Residents

Nursing Home Inspection Backlog Threatens the Safety of over a Million Residents Federal law requires nursing home inspections to be conducted at least every 15 months to uphold care standards and help combat nursing home malpractice and regretful circumstances that...
Proposed Bill Seeks to Prevent New Jersey Nursing Homes from Financially Victimizing Residents

Proposed Bill Seeks to Prevent New Jersey Nursing Homes from Financially Victimizing Residents

Proposed Bill Seeks to Prevent New Jersey Nursing Homes from Financially Victimizing Residents: New legislation has been introduced to prevent New Jersey nursing homes, or any entities associated with these homes, from managing residents’ financial affairs without a...
Biden Administration Calls for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership and Operation

Biden Administration Calls for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership and Operation

Biden Administration Calls for Transparency in Nursing Home Ownership and Operation: Research reveals that for-profit and private equity ownership of nursing homes is connected with increased nursing home malpractice and wrongful death. According to a USA Today...
New York Attorney General Sues Nursing Home for Years of Fraud and Resident Neglect

New York Attorney General Sues Nursing Home for Years of Fraud and Resident Neglect

Nursing Home Sued for Years of Fraud and Resident Neglect: The lawsuit alleges that the owners of Cold Spring Hills diverted of tens of millions of dollars of government funding while engaging in repeated incidents of nursing home malpractice and slashing staffing to...
Residents Endured Appalling Conditions at For-Profit Nursing Homes during the Pandemic, Congress Reports

Residents Endured Appalling Conditions at For-Profit Nursing Homes during the Pandemic, Congress Reports

For-Profit Nursing Home Neglect Amid Pandemic: Severe understaffing within for-profit nursing home chains led to poor care, nursing home neglect, and a negative impact on the health of residents. About 70% of nursing homes in the US are run by for-profit operators....
The Worst Nursing Homes in New Jersey Are Not Improving, Says Report

The Worst Nursing Homes in New Jersey Are Not Improving, Says Report

The Worst Nursing Homes in New Jersey Are Not Improving: Many of the New Jersey nursing homes ranked as the worst in the state have failed to improve their quality of care more than half a year since being told they need to improve or shut down, according to an...