Democracy Dies in Darkness

Opinion Seniors deserve to be safe. A lack of transparency stands in the way.

Nursing home oversight, President Biden’s new staffing requirement and a newly proposed bike lane route.

May 28, 2024 at 5:04 p.m. EDT
Residents are rolled in a chapel in Bismarck, N.D., on Sept. 20. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post)
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Regarding The Post’s May 17 front-page article “Senior-care referral site stays quiet about neglect”:

The Post’s reporting concerning the website A Place for Mom and the ways its ratings fail to account for reports of neglect of some residents of senior care homes touches on only some of the issues for older Americans in these places. Even before families start comparing care facilities, they should ask themselves this important question: Is it really better for seniors to spend their final years in nursing homes? Or would they be better off receiving support in their homes and communities?