HCP Inc. will spin off HCR ManorCare, its skilled nursing and assisted living portfolio, into an independent real estate investment trust, the company announced in May.
Supreme Court shuts down arbitration case involving Golden LivingCenters, HCR ManorCare facilities
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Mar 02, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review a nursing home arbitration case involving Golden LivingCenters and HCR ManorCare Inc. facilities in Pennsylvania.
The hidden threat lurking in your facility
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Mar 14, 2017
I don’t mean to make your lives more difficult by adding another issue onto that pile, but according to a recent survey from the National Safety Council, there’s a problem plaguing American...
North American Health Care to pay $28.5 million in false claims settlement
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Sep 20, 2016
North American Health Care Inc. has agreed to pay $28.5 million to settle allegations that it submitted claims for medically unnecessary rehabilitation services, the Department of Justice announced Monday.
State high court upholds class action status in understaffing suit against SNF
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May 08, 2017
A wrongful death complaint filed against an Arkansas nursing home may continue as a class action lawsuit, the state’s supreme court ruled on Thursday.
Court won’t seal False Claims suit against RehabCare, despite whistleblower’s fear of retaliation
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Dec 07, 2016
A whistleblower’s fear of retaliation isn’t sufficient to justify sealing her False Claims Act lawsuit filed against RehabCare Group Inc., a judge ruled on Friday.
Adult day center settles Medicaid false claims allegations for more than $385,000
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May 05, 2016
A Virginia adult day center has agreed to pay $385,917 to settle allegations that it billed the state’s Medicaid program for transportation services that were never provided, the U.S. Department...
ONE DAY TO GO: Payment, Quality, Tech info — and free CE credits — at tomorrow’s Fall Online...
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Sep 21, 2016
Providers will get a chance to learn from top long-term care experts and earn up to three free continuing education credits tomorrow at McKnight’s Fall Online Expo — all without leaving their home...
The secret to ‘winning’ post-acute care
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Jun 13, 2017
What does it mean to win post-acute care? There aren’t any trophies involved, no big acceptance speeches in front of the industry. What winning providers do have, however, is a deep understanding...
Resident, son dead in apparent murder-suicide at nursing home
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Sep 25, 2015
A 61-year-old resident of a Texas skilled nursing facility and her son died of gunshot wounds in an apparent murder-suicide Thursday morning.