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Trump’s DOJ Just Issued a Memo That Could Push More People Into Nursing Homes — Here’s What Changed

By Ahuva SJune 24, 2026

Washington, D.C. — The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel dropped a bombshell memo…

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Nearly 1 Million Nursing Home Staffing Hours May Be Wrong, Federal Watchdog Finds — And CMS Failed to Catch It

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Ohio Lawmakers Just Approved $875 Million for Nursing Homes — With a Catch That Bars Future Lawsuits

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Plaintiffs Are Now Going After Nursing Home Investors — and Juries Are Awarding Verdicts in the Hundreds of Millions

By Sarah KJune 1, 20263 Mins Read

A $500 Million Maryland Nursing Home Deal Is Quietly Changing Hands — 18 CommuniCare Properties Are Going to a Florida-and-Texas Buyer

By Mordy YMay 30, 20263 Mins Read

Nursing Home Occupancy Just Hit Its Highest Level Since 2016 — But New Construction Is Still Stuck Near Record Lows

By Sarah KMay 28, 20263 Mins Read

NHI May Sell More Nursing Home Assets After a $560 Million Deal — And Skilled Nursing Could Still Be on the Chopping Block

By Mordy YMay 26, 20262 Mins Read

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PACS Group Just Swallowed 34 More Nursing Homes — Here’s Where They’re Expanding

By Sarah KJune 30, 20262 Mins Read

Plano, Texas — PACS Group is growing again. The nation’s second-largest skilled nursing operator announced…

11 Wrongful Death Lawsuits, $648K in Fines, and a Zoo Trip Gone Wrong: Inside Ohio’s Troubled Arbors Nursing Home Chain

By Mordy YJune 28, 20264 Mins Read

Columbus, Ohio — Sam Frank Ray developed a pressure ulcer so severe it exposed his…

A Burlington Nursing Home Is Heading to Trial for Allegedly Letting Residents Harass Black Staff for Months

June 16, 2026

Hospitals Are Quietly Embedding Doctors Inside Nursing Homes — and the Readmission Numbers Are Hard to Ignore

June 15, 2026

Pennsylvania Nursing Home Union Hits the Panic Button on Its Own Health Plan, Tells Workers to Brace for August Cost Hikes

June 2, 2026

Majestic Care Says Certifications Are Helping It Recruit Better Staff — and Climb the Star Ratings

May 25, 2026

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A Federal Watchdog Just Caught Medicare Advantage Plans Denying Nursing Home Care — Then Reversing 95% of Those Decisions on Appeal

June 29, 2026

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Supreme Court Just Cleared the Way to Deport 350,000 Nursing Home Workers. Here’s What Happens Next.

June 27, 2026

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The Medicare Trust Fund Just Got a New Expiration Date — and Nursing Homes Could Feel the Squeeze

June 25, 2026

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Nursing Home Residents Who Got This Shingles Vaccine Had a 24% Lower Dementia Risk — Here’s What the Data Shows

June 22, 2026

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A Kentucky Nursing Home Was Fined $447,000 After Inspectors Found Falsified Records and Severe Neglect. Now a Family Is Suing After Their Mother’s Death.

June 14, 2026

Policy

Connecticut Nursing Homes Saw a Sudden Surge in the State’s Most Severe Safety Citations — Just as Lawmakers Tightened Ownership Oversight

June 9, 2026

If I Ever Need a Nursing Home, Please Make It Valley West

MedPAC Just Told Congress to Slash Nursing Home Payments While Boosting Doctors’ Pay — and the Numbers Are Stark

CMS tightens antipsychotic rules for nursing homes: exclusions clarified, audits surge, and star ratings to shift in 2026

An Illinois Family Won $12.2 Million Against a Nursing Home. Six Months Later, They Haven’t Seen a Dime.

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A Federal Watchdog Just Caught Medicare Advantage Plans Reversing 95% of Their Own Nursing Home Denials — and UnitedHealth’s Algorithm Sits at the Center of It

By Ahuva SJune 12, 20263 Mins Read

States Are Starting to Crack Down on Private Equity in Nursing Homes — Connecticut Just Drew a New Line

By Mordy YJune 10, 20263 Mins Read

A Federal Appeals Court Just Killed a Type of Overtime Claim That Cost One Nursing Home Chain $35 Million

By Sarah KJune 8, 20263 Mins Read

Three Senators Just Told CMS to Restart the Nursing Home Ownership Crackdown It Quietly Shelved

By Ahuva SJune 7, 20263 Mins Read

Nearly 700 Nursing Home Operators Are Heading to Capitol Hill — and Medicare Advantage Reform Is at the Top of the List

By Mordy YJune 6, 20263 Mins Read

Hawaii Just Lost the Federal Unit That Polices Nursing Home Abuse — and the Trump Administration Is Warning Other States They Could Be Next

By Chaya SJune 5, 20263 Mins Read

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