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CMS Just Proposed Another Wave of Nursing Home Deregulation — and This Time Pay Transparency Is on the Chopping Block

By Sarah KNovember 6, 2026

Federal regulators took aim at another stack of nursing home rules Thursday night, and this…

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Senate Democrats Say the Nursing Home System Is ‘Rigged’ Against Residents. The Industry Calls That a Distortion.

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Two Senators Say CMS’ New Nursing Home Inspection System Could Leave 114,300 Residents at Risk

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Welltower Just Dropped $386 Million on Nine Florida Nursing Homes — and Maine Is Selling Off 15 More

By Sarah KNovember 14, 20263 Mins Read

Indiana Nursing Homes Missed Out on $205 Million in Medicaid Money — County Hospitals Took It Instead

By Chaya SNovember 11, 20263 Mins Read

One of the Nation’s Biggest Nursing Home Landlords Just Paid $90 Million to Hand 32 Florida Facilities to PACS

By Chaya SNovember 7, 20263 Mins Read

The Nation’s Second-Largest Nursing Home Chain Just Picked Up 32 Florida Facilities — and It Isn’t Slowing Down

By Ahuva SNovember 5, 20263 Mins Read

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A County-Run Pennsylvania Nursing Home Just Hit Its Third Strike With State Regulators

By Ahuva SNovember 9, 20263 Mins Read

Nazareth, Pennsylvania — One of Pennsylvania’s largest county-run nursing homes has been knocked down another…

Massachusetts Just Blocked a California Chain From Buying 11 Nursing Homes — Calling Its Record ‘Unsuitable’

By Ahuva SOctober 23, 20262 Mins Read

Boston, Massachusetts — Massachusetts regulators have blocked a California nursing home operator from acquiring 11…

Nursing Homes That Lean on Agency Staff Get Sold More Often. A New Report Shows by How Much.

October 18, 2026

Workers at 6 Chicago-Area Nursing Homes Just Set a Strike Date Over Pay They Call Below Industry Standard

October 11, 2026

A New Visa Proposal Wants to Give Nursing Homes a Workforce Pipeline They’ve Never Had

October 5, 2026

Out-of-State Chains Quietly Bought Up One-Fifth of Massachusetts Nursing Homes. Then the Star Ratings Started Falling.

September 30, 2026

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U.S. News Just Rated 14,600 Nursing Homes. The Best Ones Send Far Fewer Residents to the ER — And Staff 19% Above Average.

November 10, 2026

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Medicare Advantage Patients Are Getting Shut Out of the Best Nursing Homes — And the Numbers Are Stark

November 8, 2026

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GLP-1 Drugs Are Flooding Into Nursing Homes — and Nobody Has Settled Who Pays for Them

November 4, 2026

Finance

Nursing Homes Paid $713.6 Million in Fines Is Sitting in State Coffers — and Some States Are Finally Spending It

October 31, 2026

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Federal Watchdog Turns Its Attention to Nursing Homes and Hospice Providers — and Operators Say the Market Is Flooded

October 30, 2026

Finance

Nursing Home Giant Ensign Has $1 Billion in Cash and Credit — and Says 50 to 60 Acquisitions a Year Are ‘Doable’

October 29, 2026

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

Everyone’s Afraid AI Is Coming for Their Job. Mine Came for My Errands.

Chatbots Answer. This One Finishes: Brea.ai Comes Out of Stealth

Virginia Nursing Home Chain Alleges Inspector Bias as Facilities Face Abuse Findings and Rare Federal Cutoff

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Nursing Homes With the Most Residents of Color Get the Worst Medicaid Rates — and New Research Links That Gap to Worse Care

By Chaya SNovember 2, 20263 Mins Read

One State Tops the Nation in Nursing Home Short-Staffing Citations — and Residents Are Waiting Up to 90 Minutes for Help

By Ahuva SOctober 27, 20263 Mins Read

He Offered Nursing Homes COVID Tests They Desperately Needed. Then He Billed Medicare $18.7 Million for Tests Residents Never Needed.

By Mordy YOctober 26, 20263 Mins Read

Nursing Home Prices Are Rising Faster Than Almost Everything in Health Care — While the Sector Just Lost 8,700 Jobs in a Month

By Chaya SOctober 25, 20263 Mins Read

CMS Is About to Hand Nurses Up to $50,000 to Work in Nursing Homes — and Not a Dime of It Comes From Taxpayers

By Sarah KOctober 24, 20263 Mins Read

$2.2 Billion in Federal Nursing Home Funding Now Hangs on a Single Medicaid Rule

By Mordy YOctober 22, 20263 Mins Read

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