Hospice Nurses Speak Out on Profit Pressure | Concord News

Concord News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 14, 2026 · 2m

A hospice nurse in Washington state is sounding the alarm after her nonprofit facility, now run by a private equity-backed company, forced staff to see far more patients—sometimes doubling their caseloads—threatening patient safety and pushing nurses to falsify records or work overtime. This clash between nonprofit mission and profit-driven private equity is part of a growing trend: over a fifth of private equity-backed hospitals now operate through nonprofit joint ventures, sparking regulatory scrutiny and raising alarms about care quality. As states scramble to regulate these partnerships…