| Feb 15, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedThere are industries that occasionally do something rotten. And there are industries like Big Oil, Big Pharma, and Big Tobacco that persistently do rotten things. Then there is the nursing home industry — where rottenness has become a core business principle. The...
| Mar 2, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe word “jobs” came up 15 times in President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech – more times than even the word “America.” That’s hardly surprising, since job creation is a bright spot in an otherwise gloomy time for the United States and the world. The U.S....
| Oct 13, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIf President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda passes, many long-term nursing home patients could get an amazing opportunity: living at home. But as Democrats negotiate to bring down the plan’s price tag, many worry that investments in home care — and the workers who...
| Apr 7, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedAs the nation’s population ages, the need for more care workers and safer, more affordable care options is urgent. By 2050, the number of individuals in need of long-term care services will likely double from 13 million in 2000 to over 27 million people. To address...
| Oct 28, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyMy mother is a Black woman. But when I had to place her in nursing home care in 2016, I intentionally chose a home in a largely white community. Why? Because she was more likely to survive there. Let me explain. After President Trump’s recent COVID-19 hospitalization,...