Year after year, the nursing homes scored poorly on federal and state assessments. Some have beenfined tens of thousands of dollars for violations. Yet none have faced the kind of consequences that could force them to make changes, complained the Office of the State Comptroller in a report last week. Acting State Comptroller Kevin D. Walsh, who issued the report on Wednesday, said New Jersey taxpayers should not be funding nursing homes that have “failed to improve for years, appear unlikely to improve, and put residents in harm’s way.” Walsh cited 15 of the state’s worst nursing homes that ha…
