A nurse who said she was not warned that she would be threatened and “taken hostage” by a gunman during an emergency preparedness drill is suing her former Colorado nursing home employer for...
Don’t seize stimulus checks, CMS warns
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
In a sternly worded statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded providers that federal law prohibits nursing homes from seizing residents’ COVID-19-related economic impact payments.
Ask the legal expert: What to do after being accused of upcoding therapy reimbursement claims?
By
John Durso
Jan 02, 2013
We’ve been accused of upcoding our therapy reimbursement claims. What can we do?
Use caution evaluating CCRC applicants, legal expert warns
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2011
A continuing care retirement community must make sure it is using standard, uniform questions in screening applicants, experts emphasized at the LeadingAge convention.
Fired ombudsman settles for $285,000
By
Amy Novotney
Feb 08, 2018
The state of New Mexico is paying $285,000 to settle a law- suit led by the state’s former long-term care ombudsman, who claimed she was red illegally in June 2016, according to the Santa Fe New...
Worker class-action lawsuits on the rise?
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Mar 05, 2017
Employers may face “significant challenges” in 2017 related to workers bringing class-action lawsuits against them.
Cook who quit over face mask gets jobless benefits revoked
Feb 01, 2022
A judge has ruled that an Iowa nursing home worker who resigned her job after refusing to wear a face mask at work to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is not entitled to receive unemployment compensation...
Court’s verdict on spider bite likely to bug many operators
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 02, 2011
The death of a nursing home resident from a spider bite is a healthcare liability claim and requires an expert report to be filed as such, the Supreme Court of Texas ruled in July.
SNF worker fired after Facebook request
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 06, 2017
A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants in September after she requested help for the facility on Facebook in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Report: Resident falls top reason for lawsuits risks
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 01, 2014
Falls accounted for a slightly lower proportion of closed professional liability claims that insurer CNA most recently studied, but they still were far and away the top threat to providers’ legal...