Christopher Rowland

UnitedHealth grew very big. Now, some lawmakers want to chop it down.

Over industry opposition, the administration set a minimum staff level for nursing in a bid to curb neglect

The nation’s largest assisted-living chain uses a staffing algorithm; some managers say they quit or were fired after they complained it left facilities dangerously short-handed.

Senators say they are disturbed by walkway deaths and understaffing at costly assisted-living facilities, a pattern revealed by a recent Post investigation.

The Senate Special Committee on Aging is demanding answers from the industry after The Washington Post detailed nearly 100 preventable walkaway deaths across the country.

Since 2018, more than 2,000 people have wandered away from assisted-living and memory-care facilities, according to The Post’s investigation. Nearly 100 have died.

A woman’s death at a high-end Colorado home shows how a focus on profits in the $34 billion industry affects staffing and pay, endangering elderly residents.

Reporters who investigated deadly walkaways at assisted-living facilities answered questions from readers Tuesday.

The rules are a response to decades of complaints about neglect and abuse in an industry that critics say is unprepared for the tsunami of seniors heading its way from the baby boom.

Researchers showed too few residents infected with the coronavirus were treated.