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Category Archives: Nursing Homes
The Jurisdictional Wars: Alliance Theory and the Battle for American Long-Term Care Authority
American long-term care actors do not compete for authority by openly saying they want power. They compete by invoking moral languages that frame their authority as faithfulness to resident safety and dignity, loyalty to quality metrics and star ratings, or … Continue reading
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The Nursing Home Industrial Complex: Alliance Theory and the Battle for Billions in California
Players in California’s nursing home industry do not compete for authority by openly saying they want control over billions in Medi-Cal and Medicare reimbursements, or by defending the financial engineering that extracts those billions through related-party transactions, sale-leaseback structures, and … Continue reading
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ProPublica: How N.Y.’s Biggest For-Profit Nursing Home Group Flourishes Despite a Record of Patient Harm
It seems every time I check the news, some Jew in the nursing home business is getting attacked by government regulators and/or the media. Why won’t the goyim leave us alone? Chaim Amalek: “When my time comes I hope I … Continue reading
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CA Nursing Homes Exposed By The Sacramento Bee
Shlomo Rechnitz is revered in Los Angeles Jewish circles for his bountiful charity. I heard him talked about on KPCC’s Take Two show today. The Sacramento Bee reporter described his degree in Talmud and his many businesses but emphasized that … Continue reading
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