By Heather H. Howard and David L. Knowlton

Imagine your parent or a loved one sitting in a nursing home on a hot afternoon, thirsty and waiting for a glass of water that never comes.

In too many New Jersey facilities, residents can’t even count on something as simple as clean drinking water. They are left to sip from sinks where the water runs brown or go hours without a visit from staff.

It’s a small but devastating sign of a system that fails to meet even the most basic standards of care.

That is not dignity. That is not care. And yet it is the daily reality for too many older adults living in facilities throughout New Jersey that remain open despite chronic neglect, and are propped up by taxpayer dollars.

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