Families trust nursing homes to provide safe, dignified, and high-quality care for their loved ones. But when a facility demonstrates a repeated history of serious care failures, the federal government takes notice. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)…

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…

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,…

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…