Students surprise CCRC residents with haul of 30,000 pieces of candy for Halloween
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Oct 31, 2016
A North Carolina continuing care retirement community got a little help from local students last week in preparing for their annual Trick or Treat Extravaganza — nearly 30,000 pieces of Halloween candy.
SNF chain will pay $600,000 to settle delayed discharge claims
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Dec 17, 2015
A New York nursing home chain has agreed to pay $600,000 to resolve claims that it delayed the discharges of short-term residents at its facilities.
Morning Pointe Alzheimer’s care garners Gold Award
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Sep 30, 2015
Morning Pointe Assisted Living, which operates 24 assisted living and memory care communities in the Southeastern U.S., met the demand for better Alzheimer’s care programs with the development of...
Veteran CNA charged in nursing home sexual assault
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Jan 08, 2016
A long-time employee of a North Carolina nursing home has been charged with sexually assaulting a resident with dementia.
Provider loses appeal in $4 million overpayment case involving statistical sampling
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Nov 08, 2017
An Oklahoma-based home healthcare provider will have to return millions in overpayments to Medicare after a judge upheld the use of the controversial statistical sampling method in the case against it.
Nursing home giant Signature Healthcare pushes into insurance industry
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Aug 19, 2015
Signature Healthcare, one of the country’s largest nursing facility companies, is quickly nearing its entry into the health insurance business. Enrollment for Signature Healthcare residents will...
ACA replacement plan unlikely to come this year, Senator says
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Jun 05, 2017
Providers aren’t likely to see the Senate formulate a healthcare plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act this year, according to one Republican lawmaker.
Former nursing home CNA charged with raping resident, other assaults suspected
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Apr 05, 2016
A former certified nursing assistant at a North Carolina nursing home was charged last week for allegedly raping a resident.
SNF operator, exec, to pay $2.5 million in false therapy claims case
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Oct 17, 2016
A Massachusetts-based skilled nursing operator and its director of long-term care have agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that the company submitted inflated Medicare claims for therapy...
Retaliation allegations, false claims dismissed in Agape case
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Aug 11, 2017
A district court has dismissed retaliation allegations and false claims in a whistleblower lawsuit against a long-term care provider, giving the company a win in a case that has drawn attention for its...