Ask the legal expert … how to avoid deadbeat families
By
John Durso
Nov 01, 2014
What’s the best way to prevent deadbeat families?
Ask the legal expert: how can we prepare for the Employee Free Choice Act?
By
John Durso
May 01, 2009
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the Legal Expert: Family has the means, refuses to pay
By
John Durso
Mar 07, 2019
If the family has control over the resident’s assets, then your best approach is to make a claim against the resident’s estate. There are local rules related to when you can file such a claim.
Ask the legal expert … about due diligence when being recruited
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John Durso
Feb 01, 2013
I’m an administrator and am being recruited by a skilled nursing facility with past legal troubles. What should I do to satisfy myself that this facility has cleaned up its act and would be a good...
Ask the legal expert: applying the False Claims Act to nursing homes and senior housing
By
John Durso
Mar 01, 2009
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert
By
John Durso
Nov 01, 2008
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: What can we do to improve our situation with regard to so-called “granny cams”...
By
John Durso
Apr 01, 2020
What can we do to improve our situation with regard to so-called “granny cams” in residents’ rooms?
Ask the legal expert: Reporting elder abuse
By
John Durso
Dec 01, 2010
John Durso, Esq. Ungaretti & Harris LLP
Ask the legal expert: Can we go after this contractor if the family wants to sue us or regulators want...
By
John Durso
Jul 01, 2021
A contractor did some shoddy work installing flooring that we didn’t catch right away and a patient wound up falling and injuring herself. Can we go after this contractor if the family wants to sue us...
What to do about our unqualified MDS coordinator?
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John Durso
Sep 01, 2012
We hired an unqualified MDS coordinator who filed many claims for us at too high of a reimbursement rate and now we’re being pursued under False Claims Act charges. How do we get out of this mess?