A Closer Look at Deficiencies in Nursing Homes

(Authors: Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns, and Robin Rudowitz for The Kaiser Family Foundation Published: Jul 16, 2026)

About 1.2 million older adults and younger people with disabilities live in 14,700 nursing homes in the U.S., and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reports that after age 65, over one-third of adults use some nursing home care, which may include long-term care in a nursing facility or post-acute care provided in a skilled nursing facility. Nursing home quality of care has been a longstanding issue, and the high mortality rate in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and intensified the consequences of poor quality of care. Continue reading here…

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