The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to repeal the minimum staffing rule for nursing homes, a rule originally finalized in 2024 after decades of advocacy from resident advocates, families, and elder justice organizations. The repeal is…

When a loved one enters a nursing home, families trust the facility to keep them safe and to be honest if something goes wrong. But a new investigation from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) shows that trust is often misplaced. The…

When your loved one suffers harm in a nursing home, nothing matters more than finding an attorney with the skill, resources, and commitment to fight for justice. At Olsman MacKenzie Peacock (OMP), protecting vulnerable residents is not just part of…

At Olsman MacKenzie Peacock, we believe that nursing home residents deserve safety, dignity, and respect. When facilities betray that trust and fail to provide even the most basic standards of care, it’s not just a moral failure—it’s a violation of…

Residents Will Continue to Suffer Under Chronic Understaffing Safe, quality care in nursing homes is a right—not a privilege. Unfortunately, despite overwhelming evidence that understaffing causes harm, powerful lobbying interests have once again succeeded in delaying long-overdue reforms. Buried deep…

Two federal courts. Two defeats for nursing home residents. One critical reform effort now hanging in the balance. A federal judge in Iowa vacated essential parts of the first-ever federal nursing home staffing mandate — a decision that stripped away…

A powerful new report titled Public Funds into Private Pockets: How Nursing Homes May Be Hiding Profits and Depriving Residents of Care and Quality is shedding long-overdue light on one of the most pressing issues in long-term care: the lack of financial…

Twelve nursing homes formerly operating under the Mission Point Healthcare banner have quietly rebranded as “Intersect Healthcare”—but the change in name may not reflect a change in care. According to a recent investigative report by MLive, some of the homes now…

When families entrust a nursing home with the care of a loved one, they expect safety, compassion, and accountability. But a recent MLive article pulls back the curtain on a disturbing and widespread financial practice that siphons money away from…

Everyone who enters a nursing home deserves compassionate, person-centered care. Unfortunately, many residents, especially those living with dementia, are being given antipsychotic drugs—not to treat a medical condition but to control behaviors or for staff convenience. This misuse of medications…