Ohio nursing homes dumped residents at homeless shelters. Jon Husted helped make them harder to sue.
Husted has taken more than $1 million from the nursing home industry since co-sponsoring the 2002 law that shortened residents' window to sue.
Seniors
House Republicans embrace group that wants to privatize Social Security
Policy experts say privatization would threaten the long-term solvency of the program.
Jon Husted helped nursing homes fight abuse and wrongful-death lawsuits, then took $1M from the industry
A 2002 bill Husted cosponsored cut nursing homes' lawsuit exposure and barred state inspection findings from court, as Medicaid cuts strain Ohio facilities.
Trump administration to kill Medicare Part D prescription subsidy program
Millions of subscribers could see their prescription costs and premiums go up in 2027 without the program, experts say.
For more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care
With federal Medicaid cuts taking effect Jan. 1, Ohio officials are citing fraud claims in home care programs that recipients and unpaid family caregivers say could push seniors into costlier nursing homes.
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Deadly neglect lawsuits and fines follow Ohio nursing home chain
In courtrooms and Ohio Department of Health inspections, Arbors at Ohio facilities have repeatedly been accused of neglectful care with fatal outcomes. The chain has paid hundreds of thousands in regulatory penalties.
If Social Security isn’t fixed, average Ohioan will lose $487 a month, report estimates
AARP Ohio says 700,000 seniors could be pushed into poverty by 2032, as Sen. Jon Husted's office declined to comment and a balanced-budget amendment drew Democratic fire.
HVAC failure forces Green Springs nursing home evacuation
Ventilator-dependent and bariatric residents were transported to Bellevue Hospital after indoor temps hit the low-to-mid 90s, with 30-plus agencies responding.
After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role
Connecticut's new law bans private equity from controlling daily care decisions in nursing homes, as $665 billion in Medicaid cuts could push more Americans into facilities.
Care for seniors is sucking wealth out of families — especially in Ohio
A Roosevelt Institute study shows long-term care costs force even wealthy families to spend down assets to Medicaid limits, while Trump's healthcare law threatens to cut another $150 billion from nursing home payments.
Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters
Long-term care facilities in Ohio are increasingly discharging their residents to homeless shelters, according to federal inspection reports, resident advocates, and the industry itself.
122-unit senior housing development proposed for former Tiffin golf course
Wallick Communities has proposed The Ashford of Tiffin, a 122-unit affordable senior housing facility on the former Towne & Country Golf Course property, with a fall groundbreaking planned.
Ohio Department of Medicaid has yet to pay nursing homes up to $1 billion after court ruling
Four months after the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the state to pay nursing homes up to $1 billion in underpaid Medicaid funds, facilities have received nothing and may face tax bills on money they haven't been paid.
Kamala Harris proposes Medicare expansion to cover in-home care for seniors
Vice President Kamala Harris has unveiled a proposal to expand Medicare coverage to include long-term, in-home health care for seniors,…
