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Families for Better Care is a citizen advocacy organization dedicated to creating public awareness of the conditions in our nation’s nursing homes and developing effective solutions for improving the quality of nursing home care.

Our mission is to empower families to advocate for high quality care through the formation and operation of effective, independent family councils.

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Latest Nursing Home News

Care center allegedly left resident on floor
05/17/12 | Des Moines Register

An eastern Iowa nursing home where a resident was lying on the floor for 48 minutes with a head injury — unassisted by the staff — faces a $15,000 fine from the state.  A videotape of the incident shows the woman lying on the floor while workers milled about nearby in the midst of a Christmas party, according to state inspectors and the home’s owner.

Florida assisted living task force renews reform effort
05/17/12 | News-press.com via News Service of Florida

Advocates for the elderly were crushed earlier this year when – after Gov. Rick Scott and top lawmakers vowed to better protect the 80,000 residents of assisted living facilities – no legislation was passed.

KY reports 531 deficiencies in nursing homes inspected in first quarter
05/15/12 | Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform

State inspectors reported finding 531 deficiencies in 80 nursing homes they inspected in Kentucky in the first quarter of this year.

Facing eviction, paralyzed man gets 15 days to find a home
05/11/12 | Sarasota Herald Tribune

Adam Martin, 28, was in the wrong place three years ago when his brother's gun accidentally went off, injuring his spine. Now there seems to be no place for him at all.

NBC 17 investigation: elderly care concerns - nursing home nightmares
05/11/12 | NBC 17 News

Months ago, when NBC-17 first showed up at Durham's Carver Living Center, we were kicked off the property.  "Not allowed in the building or on the premises, per my administrator," an employee told us.

Press Releases

Nursing Home Profits Remain 'Astonishingly' Strong Despite Industry Griping - 04/05/12
GAO report on for-profit nursing homes: deficiencies swell, direct care staffing declines, profit margins soar - 08/24/11

Today, Brian Lee, Executive Director of Families for Better Care, called the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO...

Nursing Home Resident Advocacy Group Calls Market Response to Medicare Cuts an ‘Overreaction’ - 08/11/11

Today, Brian Lee, Executive Director of Families for Better Care, called the Standard and Poor credit warning...