Why Are So Many Nursing Homes Closing?

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In this Friday, April 13, 2018 photo, Patrick Arbore, left, talks to Corazon Leano as he conducts an anti-bullying class at the On Lok 30th Street Senior Center in San Francisco. Nursing homes, senior centers and other places older adults gather are confronting a problem long thought the domain of the young: Bullying. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo 

One of the largest nursing homes in Dane County closed its doors this month, making a total of 30 homes that have closed in the state since 2016. Our guest explains what’s behind the spate of nursing home closures in Wisconsin and across the country.

Episode Credits

  • John Munson Host
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Alex Spanko Guest