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2023-02-20 Spotlight on Nursing Homes Owners Drained Cash While Residents Deteriorated

Nursing home owners drained cash while residents deteriorated, state filings suggest. NPR Shots, January 31, 2023 New York state records show nearly half the state’s 600-plus nursing homes hired real estate, management and staffing companies run or controlled by their owners, frequently paying them well above the cost of services. Meanwhile, in the pandemic’s height, […]

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2023-02-13: Spotlight on For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over

For Older Americans, the Pandemic Is Not Over New York Times (free access), February 12, 2023 (updated) Seniors are increasingly left to protect themselves as the rest of the country abandons precautions: “Americans do not agree about the duty to protect others.” In early December, Aldo Caretti developed a cough and, despite all his precautions, […]

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2023-02-06: Spotlight on the Ensign Group

Tallgrass Economics Finance & Politics February 4, 2023THE ENSIGN GROUP 4TH QUARTER REPORT:  MARVELOUS IF YOU ARE AN INVESTOR (BUT NOT IF YOU ARE AN EMPLOYEE AND/OR A TAXPAYER).[This the most recent blog posted by Dave Kingsley, a principal with Tallgrass Economics Finance & Politics.]As I noted a couple of days ago, The Ensign Group […]