Elderly women, including one in a wheelchair, do art projects at a nursing home; a younger man in the foreground helps.

Governments at both state and federal levels have yet to fully wield their authority[1] to fight poor-quality care at for-profit nursing homes nationwide, leaving the pressing need for elder care accountability unmet.

Medicare has the power to improve financial

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Two senior citizens -- husband and wife -- show off their arm bandages that cover their COVID-19 shots.

In my mind, the spring season will always be associated with COVID-19.

In spring 2020, the federal government declared a nationwide emergency[1], and life drastically changed. Schools and businesses closed, and masks and social distancing were mandated across

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