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• For-Profit Hospitals Invest Less in Nursing Services and Patient Care: Study

  May 28, 2025

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that for-profit hospitals provide lower quality care than not-for-profit facilities, due to staffing reductions and limited resources.

• Only 5% of Nursing Homes Meet Proposed CMS Staffing Levels: Report

  December 1, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new report reveals that many nursing homes in the U.S. do not meet current staffing requirements, despite evidence showing that adequate staffing helps protect residents from infections and mistreatment.

• CMS Proposed Nursing Home Staffing Standards Have Received 40k Public Comments

  November 8, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CMS has received 40,000 comments on proposed nursing home staffing level standards, with the industry claiming it will lead to more closed facilities and residents left without care.

• Following Nurse’s Conviction, ISMP Says Criminalizing Medical Errors Will Not Make Patients Safer

  April 19, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  Two medical safety groups warn that the recent conviction of a nurse for a deadly medication error could make healthcare personnel hesitant to be honest about medical mistakes.