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#1 Nursing Home Bailouts. Why Vermont Has Given Millions to Keep Them Afloat

Jan 2 2026 // With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state’s long-term care capacity has dwindled, losing 900 beds in the last two decades. To keep...

#2 Senior Facility Owner and Inspector Sue Each Other Over Faulty Sprinklers in Deadly Fire

Dec 11 2025 // A safety inspection company and the owner of a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that was the site of a fire in July that killed 10 people are blaming each other for failing to address a faulty sprinkler...

#3 Explosion at Nursing Home in Pennsylvania Kills Two, Injures Others

Dec 24 2025 // An explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home that caused the building to collapse and took the lives of two people and injured about 20 others is under investigation. The explosion occurred at Bristol Health & Rehab...

#4 Neglect, Abuse Common at Michigan Nursing Homes, Report Finds

Jan 7 2026 // The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: “Mind your own...

#5 4 Injured in Nursing Home Explosion File Negligence Lawsuit

Jan 8 2026 // Four people hurt when an explosion ripped through a Pennsylvania nursing home two weeks ago sued the facility and a natural gas utility this week, claiming their negligence was to blame. Two workers at Bristol Health &...