New Jersey

The first bill of its kind in the US would mandate that employers pay temporary workers, on average, as much as regular, direct-hire employees who do the same or similar work. The temp workers, who include...

Nursing home and other healthcare provider advocates are not pleased with a new New Jersey law that preserves employment for four months for workers whose facilities change ownership. Its unintended consequences...

The debut of the most recent new state dashboard shows the lengths states are going to in order to increase transparency into nursing home quality and operations.

Class action lawsuit against NY nursing home for patient deaths … NJ veteran’s nursing home accused of putting residents in immediate jeopardy … Study finds disparities in LTC patients’ access...

Closure of notorious nursing home leaves NJ town with $1.4 million debt … Nevada Supreme Court says negligence lawsuit against SNF can continue … ‘Do Not Hospitalize’ policy, procedures increase...

A bill that would use the federal government’s Five-Star ratings system as a means to identify and punish poor quality nursing homes passed a New Jersey senate committee Thursday, drawing criticism in...

Shooting threat at NY nursing home….CA state grant to fund an earn-and-learn apprenticeship model…NJ legislature advances bill to protect LTC residents from neglect, isolation

Four caregivers have settled a nearly 3-year-old class action race discrimination lawsuit against a now-shuttered New Jersey nursing home plagued by a host of problems, including COVID-19 outbreaks and...

Years of shocking news from a New Jersey nursing home that included residents’ bodies stored in on-site morgues, tax woes of a troubled owner and disturbing allegations of resident abuse have culminated...

Maintaining relaxed licensing regulations could be a key way to address the nation’s ongoing nurse staffing crisis and improve access to care, suggests a new Health Affairs study.