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Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes

The Independent UK

Nursing homes struggle with Trump's immigration crackdown

Nursing homes around the U.S. say they're feeling the effects of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

7 Things You Should NEVER Say to Nursing Home Staff If You Don’t Want Your Elderly Parents Abused

When you entrust your elderly parent to a nursing home, you hope for professionalism, compassion, and safety. But what many families don’t realize is that...

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‘A vastly superior way to live’: why more seniors should choose cohousing

Unlike nursing homes or living alone (and lonely), cohousing emphasizes community and mutual support

The Guardian - US

The Silent Rise of Surveillance in Assisted Living Facilities

Assisted living facilities have long been viewed as places where seniors can receive care while maintaining some degree of independence and dignity. Families often choose these facilities because they promise a balance between safety and privacy, offering a supportive environment without the rigid structure of a nursing home.

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Mom Needs a Nursing Home. Should I Spend Down Her Assets So She Qualifies for Medicaid?

We asked expert financial advisers for their advice.

Kiplinger

10 Common Items That Can’t Be Left in a Nursing Home Room

Transitioning a loved one into a nursing home is an emotional process, and part of making them comfortable is personalizing their new space. Families often want to bring familiar items from home to create a sense of comfort and normalcy. However, nursing homes operate under strict federal and state regulations…

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Wrexham nursing home owner tells Covid inquiry lack of testing terrified staff

Helen Hough says her husband was traumatised by ‘horrific’ death of patient and later killed himself

The Guardian - UK

Notes from a nursing home: ‘We don’t speak of sadness here’

The nursing home becomes a vault, sealing away what disrupts the orderly march of life, writes aged care resident Andrew McKean. Yet there’s life here too

The Guardian - AU

Nursing Home Ratings Drop: Why More Families Are Pulling Loved Ones Out

Nursing homes were once seen as the gold standard for senior care—a structured environment where aging loved ones could receive the medical attention, companionship, and...

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Look Out for These Five Signs of Nursing Home Abuse

When you move your loved one to a nursing home, you hope that they will get the best possible care.

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Texas is illegally keeping people with disabilities in nursing homes, federal judge rules

A federal judge determined the state illegally institutionalized severely disabled people for decades, often in poorly run facilities.

The Texas Tribune

7 Questions You Should Always Ask Before Choosing a Nursing Home

Choosing a nursing home isn’t just a healthcare decision. It’s a deeply emotional, financial, and even moral one. The person you love most may soon...

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Your Parents Should Never End Up In A Nursing Home If They Do These 10 Things Right Now

Watching your parents age can be both rewarding and challenging. One of the biggest concerns for many families is the possibility of a loved one ending up in a nursing home. While nursing homes provide essential care for some, most people want to avoid them if possible, preferring the comfort…

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Who Really Profits When You Die in a Nursing Home?

For millions of aging Americans, the reality of spending their final years in a nursing home feels like a quietly accepted inevitability. The emotional weight of that prospect is already heavy, but few stop to ask an even darker question: Who actually profits when you die in a nursing home?…

The Guardian - US

UnitedHealth faces federal scrutiny into whistleblower claims

Attention comes in wake of ex-employees’ allegations that insurer paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers and used improper tactics to gain Medicare Advantage enrollees

The Conversation

Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here’s how we can improve residents’ safety

The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021.

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‘Things nursing home residents say’: Donald Trump brags about Barron Trump’s ‘genius,’ only backs rumors that Harvard ‘rejected’ his son

Trump doesn't seem very keen on making life easy for his son.

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The Guardian - US

US nursing home employees: do you have information about UnitedHealth’s nursing home practices?

We’d like to hear from UnitedHealth or nursing home workers and their experience with the company’s ISNP program

The Guardian - US

Justice department opens inquiry into Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 response

Ex-New York governor and current NYC mayoral candidate accused of mishandling nursing homes during pandemic

The Guardian - US

Revealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfers

A Guardian investigation finds insurer quietly paid facilities that helped it gain Medicare enrollees and reduce hospitalizations. Whistleblowers allege harm to residents

Kiplinger

In Your 50s? We Need to Talk About Long-Term Care

Many people don't like thinking about long-term care, but most people will need it. This financial professional recommends planning for these costs as early as possible to avoid stress later.

AAP

Aged carer gets $345k compo for racial discrimination

A judge has found a Sydney nursing home discriminated against an ex-employee and ultimately terminated her employment because of her race.

The Guardian - UK

My parents holding hands after their assisted deaths: Martin Roemers’ most personal photograph

‘Their lives were getting harder, even with help. They did not want to go to a nursing home and neither wanted to live without the other. So they left this life together’

AAP

Push for cop warning after great-gran killed with Taser

The consequences for a police officer who shot his service Taser at a 95-year-old woman in a nursing home should be a warning to other cops, prosecutors argue.

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