Chasing Millions In Medicaid Dollars, Hospitals Buy Up Nursing Homes

(By Phil Galewitz for Kaiser Health News)

Westminster Village North, a nursing home and retirement community in Indianapolis, recently added 25 beds and two kitchens to speed food delivery to residents. It also redesigned patient rooms to ease wheelchair use and added Wi-Fi and flat-screen televisions. This fall, it’s opening a new assisted living unit. Continue reading article here…

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