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7 Nursing Home Contract Fees That Aren’t as “Standard” as They Sound

Most families walk into a nursing home contract expecting a clear monthly rate, only to discover pages of fine print filled with vague charges and...

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Nursing Home Costs are Skyrocketing in New York: How the 5-Year Medicaid Look-Back Rule Affects Your Assets

Nursing home costs in New York are rising faster than almost anywhere else in the country, and families are feeling the pressure. With private‑pay prices...

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Unlicensed staff have been having consensual sex with nursing home residents – leaving Utah officials in a dilemma

There are no professional rules or laws barring consensual sex between nursing home residents and unlicensed staff, but such relationships could leave elderly patients vulnerable, officials warn

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It's Time to Bust These 3 Long-Term Care Myths (and Face Some Uncomfortable Truths)

None of us wants to think we'll need long-term care when we get older, but the odds are roughly even that we will. Which is all the more reason to understand the realities of LTC and how to pay for it.

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New York Medicaid Spending Up 60% — Why Some Retirees Say Care Is Harder to Access

You probably think that a massive increase in state spending would lead to better care for New York’s aging population. However, the opposite is currently happening in hallways across the state. New York’s Medicaid spending has surged, with total expenditures expected to reach $123.8 billion for fiscal year 2026. Yet,…

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How an empty nursing home became a housing solution

The hundreds of thousands of disused buildings across rural Australia could be transformed into worker accommodation as renewable energy projects roll out.

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Family demanding answers from nursing home after 93-year-old nun found dead on nearby snow bank in frigid temperatures

Margaret Healey, a former Catholic school teacher and nun with Alzheimer’s, was found unresponsive in the snow after wandering off in subzero temperatures as relatives question Connecticut facility’s response

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How to protect a loved one when choosing a nursing home or assisted living facility

The need to move a loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility often comes suddenly — after a fall, a medical crisis or the loss of a caregiver

The Independent UK

Medicaid Waiver Slots Are Opening in Several States

If you need nursing home-level care but want to stay in your own house, you need a waiver. Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers...

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At least a dozen nursing home residents in their 70s to 90s victims of sex offenses by same suspect, cops say

Investigation launched into offenses of a sexual nature at long term care facility, with one suspect identified

The Independent UK

Gas smell at nursing home was reported hours before deadly explosion, report says

Federal regulators say a nursing home maintenance director reported a natural gas smell hours before an explosion killed three people and injured about 20

The Independent UK

I’ve read this picture book so many times – but only 25 years later do I really understand it

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge was a favourite when my son was small. Now my father’s in a nursing home – and Mem Fox’s book has new significance

The Guardian - AU

Nursing Home Staffing Mandate Repealed: What Families Need to Know in 2026

For decades, choosing a nursing home meant hoping there were enough nurses to answer the call button at 3:00 AM. In 2024, the federal government...

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UnitedHealth Faces Renewed Scrutiny into Its Nursing Home Practices. What Does That Mean for UNH Stock?

Could continued inspection over nursing home care keep a lid on valuation or permanently derail a still‑profitable, dividend‑paying healthcare giant?

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Senators claim UnitedHealth is withholding internal documents from inquiry

UnitedHealth says it will ‘continue to engage’ with lawmakers who began investigating their involvement in nursing home care after Guardian investigation

The Independent UK

4 injured in suburban Philadelphia nursing home explosion file negligence lawsuit

Four people injured in an explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago are suing the facility and a natural gas utility

The Independent UK

Police chief’s lit cigarette set nursing home on fire, report finds

The Vienna Point residential care facility went up in flames on August 7, 2025, destroying the building

The Independent UK

Investigators sift through wreckage after a deadly Pennsylvania nursing home explosion

Crews are using construction equipment and drones to search the rubble of a Pennsylvania nursing home after a powerful explosion killed at least two people

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What Caused the Pennsylvania Nursing Home's Explosion — Photos Show Collapsed Building As Police Declared Mass Casualty

A nursing home in Bristol triggered a third-alarm fire after an explosion rocked the building, trapping elderly residents.

The Guardian - US

At least two people dead in Philadelphia nursing home explosion

Five additional people unaccounted for after partial building collapse at Silver Lake center in Bristol Township

The Independent UK

Gas explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home traps people inside, authorities say

Authorities say they are responding to a reported gas explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia and that people were believed to be trapped inside

The Independent UK

At least two killed as explosion rocks Pennsylvania nursing home leaving residents trapped

The explosion happened Tuesday afternoon at the Bristol Health & Rehab Center, also known as Silver Lake Nursing Home

The Guardian - US

UnitedHealth reduced hospitalizations for nursing home seniors. Now it faces wrongful death claims

The company says it is protecting nursing home residents by curbing unnecessary hospital transfers. Whistleblowers allege cost-cutting tactics have endangered the elderly

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Some Nursing Homes Are Adding “Climate Control Fees” During Cold Spells

Nursing homes, like households, face rising energy costs during the winter months. Facilities are required to maintain safe indoor temperatures to protect residents from hypothermia...

The Independent UK

Arkansas attorney general says pardoned nursing home operator should serve state sentence

Attorney General Tim Griffin has asked a judge to send Joseph Schwartz, a former nursing home operator pardoned by President Trump, to an Arkansas prison for Medicaid fraud and tax evasion

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