{"id":2120922,"date":"2025-12-03T10:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/?page_id=2120922"},"modified":"2026-04-17T17:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T21:23:51","slug":"broken-rehab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/broken-rehab\/","title":{"rendered":"Broken Rehab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--offset wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero--left-align archive-highlight-color archive-highlight-color--black alignfull wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Inpatient-rehab-facilities-Spaulding_011-gradient-map.jpg')\">\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__overlay\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"opacity: 0.3\"\n\t\t><\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__title\">\n\t\t\t\tBroken Rehab\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-cover-hero__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e90121fd2043f65f8546489a6d59da9\">Car wrecks, strokes, surgeries, and chronic pain are among the reasons people need days, weeks, or months of rehabilitation at specialized health care facilities. KFF Health News is investigating where rehab falls short, leading to severe or even life-threatening injuries and exorbitant costs.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-featured-story\">Featured Story<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2114481\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/ventilators-nursing-homes-insurers-medicaid-als-lou-gehrigs-disease-missouri\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Broken-rehab-ventilators-McManus-03-3840.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Broken-rehab-ventilators-McManus-03-3840.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Broken-rehab-ventilators-McManus-03-3840.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/11\/Broken-rehab-ventilators-McManus-03-3840.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A woman wearing blue nitrile gloves helps a man who is sitting in a recliner next to her wearing a ventilator\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/insurance\/ventilators-nursing-homes-insurers-medicaid-als-lou-gehrigs-disease-missouri\/\">They Need a Ventilator To Stay Alive. Getting One Can Be a Nightmare.<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Few nursing homes are set up to care for people needing help breathing with a ventilator because of ALS or other infirmities. Insurers often resist paying for ventilators at home, and innovative programs are now endangered by Medicaid cuts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-02T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 2, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2058265\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/for-profit-rehab-hospitals-errors-unpenalized-undisclosed-cms\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-Webb-03-3840.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-Webb-03-3840.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-Webb-03-3840.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-Webb-03-3840.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"From left, a man, a woman, and another man hold hands while sitting on a couch, posing for a photo\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-industry\/for-profit-rehab-hospitals-errors-unpenalized-undisclosed-cms\/\">Even Grave Errors at Rehab Hospitals Go Unpenalized and Undisclosed<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>For-profit hospitals provide most inpatient physical therapy but tend to have worse readmission rates to general hospitals. Medicare doesn\u2019t tell consumers about troubling inspections.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/irena-hwang-the-new-york-times\/\">Irena Hwang, The New York Times<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-15T00:00:00+00:00\">July 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2006885\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/physical-occupational-therapy-visit-session-cap-limit-prior-authorization-aca\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Rehab-denials-01-3840.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Rehab-denials-01-3840.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Rehab-denials-01-3840.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/03\/Rehab-denials-01-3840.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A physical therapist wearing a black shirt and pants presses the foot of a woman sitting on a table\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/physical-occupational-therapy-visit-session-cap-limit-prior-authorization-aca\/\">Their Physical Therapy Coverage Ran Out Before They Could Walk Again<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Health plans limit physical or occupational therapy sessions to as few as 20 a year, no matter the patient\u2019s infirmities. The limits persist despite federal rules banning insurers from setting annual dollar limits on the care they will provide.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-03-28T00:00:00+00:00\">March 28, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2059492\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/guide-to-finding-medical-rehab-services\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-facilities-Spaulding_08-3000.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-facilities-Spaulding_08-3000.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-facilities-Spaulding_08-3000.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/07\/Inpatient-rehab-facilities-Spaulding_08-3000.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A woman wearing glasses and a mask helps another woman balance on one leg while holding a ball\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/health-care-costs\/guide-to-finding-medical-rehab-services\/\">How To Find the Right Medical Rehab Services<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Specialized hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, and home health agencies provide rehab therapy. Insurers may limit the services you can get.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-15T00:00:00+00:00\">July 15, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2051315\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/nursing-home-staffing-immigrants-work-permits-medicaid-trump-gop\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/SNF-Goodwin-01-resized.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/SNF-Goodwin-01-resized.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/SNF-Goodwin-01-resized.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/SNF-Goodwin-01-resized.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"A senior man is lying in a bed in a nursing home. A nurse is carefully helping him with his socks.\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/nursing-home-staffing-immigrants-work-permits-medicaid-trump-gop\/\">Dual Threats From Trump and GOP Imperil Nursing Homes and Their Foreign-Born Workers<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Understaffed nursing homes face a workforce crisis if President Donald Trump and Republicans further curtail immigration and cut Medicaid.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-06-26T00:00:00+00:00\">June 26, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--top wp-block-kff-shared-post-card--aligned  wp-block-kff-shared-post-card---variation-overlay wp-block-kff-shared-post-card\" id=\"post-2129309\" data-image-size=\"16:9\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/nursing-homes-genesis-bankruptcy-liability-settlements-dallas-new-mexico\/\" class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail jetpack-lazy-image wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__thumbnail--ratio-16:9 \">\n\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Broken-rehab-bankruptcy-08-3000.jpg?w=250&amp;h=141&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Broken-rehab-bankruptcy-08-3000.jpg?w=500&amp;h=282&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 500px)\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Broken-rehab-bankruptcy-08-3000.jpg?w=834&amp;h=469&amp;crop=1 1x, https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/Broken-rehab-bankruptcy-08-3000.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=720&amp;crop=1 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 500px)\">\t\t\t\t<img width=\"250\" height=\"141\" alt=\"Two hands holding a photo of a man and a woman posing for a portrait\">\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__main\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__heading large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/aging\/nursing-homes-genesis-bankruptcy-liability-settlements-dallas-new-mexico\/\">How Delays and Bankruptcy Let a Nursing Home Chain Avoid Paying Settlements for Injuries and Deaths<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Genesis HealthCare\u2019s bankruptcy case in Dallas will allow the nursing home chain to avoid paying millions of dollars it promised for residents who were injured or died while in its care. 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A KFF Health News investigation found Genesis settled hundreds of lawsuits but didn\u2019t pay them out fully.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-name-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__author-byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/kffhealthnews.org\/author\/jordan-rau\/\">Jordan Rau<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-kff-shared-post-card__date\"><time datetime=\"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00\">Dec. 19, 2025<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center screen-reader-text\" id=\"h-more-from-the-project\" style=\"font-size:52px\">More From the Project<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-neutral-900-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"color:#111111\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01068666c5e4ffba1879dcee018d19bf\" id=\"h-credits\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);font-size:54px\">Credits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-939eeb6cf8a17beea9a54de223ab2f79\" id=\"h-reporting\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Reporting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b7bd2da7ba169f76df40ef5311f7604a\">Jordan Rau<br>Irena Hwang, The New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-50fbe7f73503a984d0a31857375c14eb\" id=\"h-graphics\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Graphics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neutral-200-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d3b6ae68fa6f4408061b25fadc2c8f11\">Lydia Zuraw<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b3670e597760f1255fd06cd53ff8b8b\" id=\"h-photography\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-33b85fbfbcb1a4f4700243db60c3c9b8\">Dustin Franz<br>Adria Malcolm<br>Sophie Park<br>Lauren Petracca<br>Alyssa Schukar<br>Jim Vondruska<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5c5770ec6c8c487f45da508c464d9eeb\" id=\"h-editing\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5eebd405e4fe9c4ace34bd7d78871c5f\">John Hillkirk<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ed472dbdf857c42094587b293750afcc\" id=\"h-photo-editing\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Photo Editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d4c86b457817f69edada732f855f21c\">Lynne Shallcross<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8c6647ebcd2b4af5f400bff7a3847831\" id=\"h-copy-editing\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Copy Editing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-neutral-100-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eb50d3a9f14c3c8f47a2ec3eac181db9\">Gabe Brison-Trezise<br>Terry Byrne<br>J.J. 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