Vendor sues to identify mystery owners of shuttered nursing home so it can sue for fraud
By
Joe Bush
Sep 19, 2022
A vendor serving an Iowa nursing home is accusing the owner of fraud in a case involving unpaid bills of more than $344,000.
Study: Older adults lean on trust to make choices — which could make them more prone to scams
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 14, 2024
A new study sheds light on why older adults tend to fall for financial scams — they depend more on trust when making choices, according to a report published last month in Scientific Reports.
State lawsuit targets nursing home owner Lahasky’s use of related parties, seeks repayment of $18 million-plus
By
Kimberly Marselas
Joe Bush
Dec 01, 2022
New York’s top prosecutor this week filed suit against a nursing home owner with a growing empire, accusing him and several co-owners of defrauding the government of more than $18 million while understaffing...
State staffing minimums provided motive to falsify nursing home records, witness testifies in ‘ghost...
By
Josh Henreckson
Nov 28, 2023
A surveyor’s testimony took the spotlight recently in a criminal fraud trial involving leaders of two nursing homes.