The Future of Labor Activism in Nursing Homes

Despite the nursing home industry being in the grips of a staffing crisis – with more leverage in the hands of direct care workers – unionization in the space hasn’t taken off across the country like many were expecting. Instead, national unionization in the sector slowly increased from just under 10% in 2010 to 16.8% […]

California SNF Rebuffs Closure After City Officials, CMS Reach Deal

After facing closure and revoked federal dollars, one of the largest nursing homes in the country this week had a change in fortune. Officials agreed to grant San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation an extended reprieve to keep its doors open and funding flowing. Updates follow negotiations between the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid […]

CMS Allows Nursing Home Facing Loss of Federal Funding to Stay Open Until November

One of the largest nursing homes in the country could close its doors in November, roughly six months after the federal government said it would take away the publicly owned facility’s federal funding. San Francisco-based Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center previously had until Sept. 13 to transfer or discharge all of its 600-plus patients, […]