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...
A nursing assistant at an Illinois skilled nursing facility allegedly misread a medical chart and therefore declined to resuscitate a 52-year-old resident prior to her death last year, according to a lawsuit...
SC admits paying providers for putting up with Medicaid application backlog
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Mar 02, 2017
The South Carolina health department acknowledged to McKnight’s on Tuesday that it was compensating nursing homes for excessive delays by the state in processing Medicaid applications.
New York’s largest for-profit SNF operator kept nurses in ‘indentured servitude,’ lawsuit...
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Mar 14, 2017
New York’s largest for-profit nursing home group allegedly kept more than 350 Filipino nurses in “indentured servitude” and sued those who tried to quit, according to a class action complaint...
Supreme Court upholds controversial False Claims liability theory
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Jun 17, 2016
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial legal theory that could increase False Claims Act scrutiny against healthcare providers.
Rosewood Senior Living wins big for innovative integration
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Oct 01, 2015
Technology upgrades across ABHOW’s Rosewood Senior Living campus in Bakersfield, CA, helped make maintenance and transportation more efficient, plus boosted resident use of Internet applications.
Hospice owner accused of encouraging patient overdoses charged in $60 million fraud scheme
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Mar 02, 2017
The owner of a Texas hospice company who allegedly encouraged employees to overdose patients for monetary gain is among 16 individuals charged for their alleged roles in a $60 million Medicare fraud scheme.
Rutgers launches nursing program focusing on LTC, non-hospital care
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Jun 14, 2016
Nursing students will be encouraged to work in non-hospital settings through a new, first-of-its-kind residency program at Rutgers University.
Call for additional patient testing in ManorCare hepatitis C lawsuit
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Jun 07, 2016
Attorneys representing the victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent history have asked for judge-ordered testing to find additional people who may have been infected.
An ounce of pressure injury prevention
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Jun 06, 2017
Benjamin Franklin once said that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” His 1736 statement was referring to firefighting — better to prevent a fire than deal with putting one...