Texas has been violating federal law for decades by sequestering individuals with severe disabilities in poorly run nursing homes without offering them alternative living options and services in ...

In Texas, there are 1,193 nursing homes serving more than 86,000 patients and 2,004 assisted living facilities housing 49,574 residents.

Ideally, Texas would have one staff member for every 2,000 licensed care facility beds. Right now, Texas has one person for every 2,514 beds, she said.

Under current law, federal laws are vague. Nursing homes paid by Medicare and Medicaid must provide “sufficient” staffing levels on a 24-hour basis that ensures the well-being of residents.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A federal judge in Texas blocked a policy aimed at increasing staffing requirements within long-term care facilities and nursing homes. Health officials, under former President ...

Context and perspective matter when we are faced with carving out billions of dollars from a program depended upon by so many people. Hospital and nursing home closures are already taking place ...

Add Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) to the list of people who want to stop the federal government from establishing staffing minimums at nursing homes. Paxton filed a lawsuit in the U.S ...

Texas has been violating federal law for decades by sequestering individuals with severe disabilities in poorly run nursing homes without offering them alternative living options and services in ...