bankruptcy

Genesis HealthCare reached a $650,000 settlement with Nellie Betancourt’s widower, Gabe Betancourt, and their daughter, Vanessa, in April after medical examiners said an injury Nellie sustained at a Genesis home in New Mexico led to her death. The family agreed to give Genesis a year to start the payments, only for the company to declare bankruptcy in July. (

How delays and bankruptcy let a nursing home chain avoid paying settlements for injuries and deaths

Jordan Rau

The Genesis case, which operates senior care facilities in New Mexico, is one of 11 large senior care bankruptcies this year, illustrates how health care companies can dodge public and financial accountability for alleged negligence through delays, confidentiality clauses, and bankruptcy maneuvers, a KFF Health News investigation found.

Public Health New Mexico

Bankruptcy Of The Archdiocese Of Santa Fe: The Basics

Hannah Colton

This week, nine people were appointed to a committee to represent survivors of priest sexual abuse in negotiations with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. It’s…

Public Health New Mexico

In Archdiocese Bankruptcy, Deadline To Get On Survivors' Committee Looms

Hannah Colton

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe’s bankruptcy process is underway, and a window is closing for survivors of priest sexual abuse to ask to be on a committee…