When you search for a nursing home for your parents or grandparents, you look for the markers of safety, a clean lobby, a friendly face, and that coveted five-star rating from the federal government. You aren’t just looking for a room — you’re looking for a sanctuary where they can live out their final years with dignity. But behind those high ratings, a darker reality often hides.

The Office of Inspector General has uncovered a practice that is harming the elderly while boosting their Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ “Star Ratings.” Based on surveyors’ direct observations, records, and interviews with staff, residents, and family members, a comprehensive review of over 40 nursing home inspections found several instances where these care facilities were inappropriately diagnosing residents with schizophrenia.

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To make matters worse, many nursing homes failed to inform families of these new diagnoses or medication changes, the OIG found. One family member shared their shock upon discovering the deception, saying, “I didn’t realize that........

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