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Supreme Court To Hear Nursing Home Case That Could Affect Millions

Millions of Americans who rely on federal assistance programs could lose the right to sue states when they do not receive benefits allowed by law under a pending U.S. Supreme Court case.

Nov 8, 2022

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Class-Action Suit Filed Against Oregon Nursing Home Giant Avamere

The suit alleges the company’s negligence contributed to a data breach affecting patients and employees.

Aug 25, 2022
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Medicaid Weighs Attaching Strings To Nursing Home Payments To Improve Patient Care

Laws passed in Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York to mandate nursing home spending on care have sparked federal interest in the idea.

Jun 11, 2022

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Private Equity Ownership Of Nursing Homes Triggers Capitol Hill Questions — And A Federal Probe

Congress is taking an interest in how quality of care changes when private equity firms purchase nursing homes, and an investigation is under way.

Apr 14, 2022

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Biden’s Promise Of Better Nursing Home Care Will Require Many More Workers

The Biden administration's proposed overhaul of nursing home care would require mandating adequate staffing levels for all homes without bankrupting those that can’t afford far higher labor costs.

Mar 8, 2022

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WHEN MARVIN QUERRY, WHOSE WIFE, DIANE, LIVES AT THE BARONE ALZHEIMER’S CARE CENTER IN NEVADA, MISSOURI, HEARD THE CENTER MIGHT CLOSE, HE STARTED AN ONLINE PETITION PROTEST AND SPENT NEARLY $3,000 TO RUN ADS (PICTURED) IN THE LOCAL NEWSPAPER./KHN PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/MARVIN QUERRY

As COVID Hits Nursing Homes’ Finances, Town Residents Fight To Save Alzheimer’s Facility

The future of nursing homes is deeply uncertain, with more than 300 closures in 2020 and 2021 and 54% operating at a financial loss.

Jan 4, 2022

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Nursing Homes Bleed Staff As Amazon Lures Low-Wage Workers

In the Cincinnati area, nursing home administrators blame low Medicaid reimbursements rates to the loss of entry-level employees.

Dec 23, 2021

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Nursing home visit Raul Lugo wanted to hug his grandmother Rosa Perez, 89, during their in-person visit at her nursing home./Courtesy of Damary Lugo

States Allow In-Person Nursing Home Visits As Families Charge Residents Die ‘Of Broken Hearts’

California is the only state on the West Coast that is loosening rules so that families can visit their loved ones who are in care.

Jul 13, 2020

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NURSING HOMES HAVE HAD TO COBBLE TOGETHER PROTECTIVE GEAR./COURTESY OF PAMELA BLACK/KAISER HEALTH NEWS.

Federal Help Falters As Nursing Homes Run Short Of Protective Equipment

Jun 11, 2020

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Southeast Portland nursing home Healthcare at Foster Creek. | DAVE KILLEN/THE OREGONIAN

Coronavirus Kills 24 People From Oregon Senior Care Homes -- Almost Half Of State's COVID-19 Toll

Apr 12, 2020