NPR Story on Nursing Home Evictions

Previously I wrote about a story in Kaiser Health News about nursing home residents stuck in hospital “limbo” and the ensuing litigation.  NPR also did a story about this. Nursing Home Evictions Strand The Disabled In Costly Hospitals was released on February 25 and features an audio of the story as well as the print version.  Although the suit is filed in California, this is not a California-specific issue.  As the story notes

This is not just a California issue. Nationwide, between 8,000 and 9,000 people complain to the government about nursing home evictions every year. It’s the leading category of all nursing home complaints, according to the federal Administration for Community Living.

Robyn Grant thinks the problem is even larger than reported. Grant would know: She’s the public policy director for the nonprofit National Consumer Voice for Quality Long-Term Care, so she hears about many nursing home evictions around the country like the ones in California.