Dementia Patients Face Higher Risks After Surgery: What Families Should Know

A new study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, titled “Patients With Dementia Undergoing High-Risk Inpatient Surgery Have Poor Outcomes,” reveals troubling outcomes for older adults living with dementia who undergo high-risk inpatient surgery. For families with…


CMS Launches $75 Million Nursing Home Staff Training Fund

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), led by Administrator Mehmet Oz, has announced the launch of a $75 million federal funding initiative to address the nation’s critical shortage of nursing home staff. The funding will support tuition reimbursement,…


CMS Moves to Repeal Nursing Home Staffing Rule: What It Means for Residents and Families

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…


OIG Report Reveals Nursing Homes Hide Nearly Half of Serious Falls

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…


Who Is the Best Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer in Michigan?

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…


Villa Nursing Homes to Pay $4.5 Million Over Allegations of Grossly Substandard Care

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…


Big, Beautiful Bill Delays Long-Awaited Nursing Home Staffing Standards by 10 Years

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…


A Second Federal Court Strikes Down 24/7 RN Staffing Mandate — A Dangerous Step Backward for Nursing Home Residents

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…


Public Dollars, Private Profits: A Wake-Up Call for Michigan’s Nursing Homes

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…


New Name, Same Troubling Patterns? Mission Point Homes Rebranded as Intersect Healthcare

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…