Jeff Kelly Lowenstein at StoryBench: “In 2009, while at The Chicago Reporter, I took a deep look at racial disparities in the quality of care in nursing homes in Chicago, Illinois and nationally. For a project that the Center for Public Integrity published in November 2014, I brought together Medicaid cost reports, self-reported staffing figures, testimonies from advocates and lawyers, and personal stories from nursing home residents and their families to address a simple question: how much care is a loved one actually receiving at a nursing home? The conclusion? Nursing homes serving minorities offer a lot less care than those predominately housing whites. …(More)”
How to contribute:
Did you come across – or create – a compelling project/report/book/app at the leading edge of innovation in governance?
Share it with us at info@thelivinglib.org so that we can add it to the Collection!
About the Curator
Get the latest news right in your inbox
Subscribe to curated findings and actionable knowledge from The Living Library, delivered to your inbox every Friday
Related articles
Artificial Intelligence
DATA
Beyond the Prompt: Reclaiming Human Inquiry and the Science of Questions in the Age of AI
Posted in October 14, 2026 by Stefaan Verhulst
Artificial Intelligence
DATA
The Tragedy of AI Coding
Posted in October 13, 2026 by Stefaan Verhulst
Artificial Intelligence
DATA
Open Data
Undiscovered Public Knowledge
Posted in October 12, 2026 by Stefaan Verhulst