A former nursing home activities aide allegedly fired over refusing to pray the rosary with a Catholic resident can proceed with a religious discrimination claim, a federal court ruled in September.
Retro pay not good enough, NLRB says
By
Marty Stempniak
Sep 05, 2018
The National Labor Relations Board is hitting a nursing home operator for “unlawfully” suspending a merit-based raise program.
Scorned nuns brew up a NIMBY lawsuit
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 04, 2016
Even nuns are not safe from being victims of the “not in my backyard” syndrome.
Report: LTC liability costs to rise in 2017
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Jan 06, 2017
A skilled nursing facility with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay roughly $235,000 in liability expenses in 2017, according to the recently issued Aon Global Risk Consulting/American Health Care Association...
Arbitration clauses get more scrutiny
By
James M. Berklan
Dec 04, 2015
The autumn of discontent over pre-event arbitration agreements continued to rage.
Judge blocks award of new RAC contracts
By
James M. Berklan
Oct 01, 2014
Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor program continues to struggle with controversy.
Residents sue SNF over staffing, safety
By
Elizabeth Newman
Aug 01, 2012
Five residents of a for-profit California skilled nursing facility sued a Mariner Health Care Inc. facility in June, alleging inadequate staffing and an unsafe environment.
Gay workers can fight for LTC insurance
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 01, 2012
Same-sex partners who want to participate in a state long-term care program can move forward with a federal lawsuit, a federal judge has said.
Provider: Judge improperly prodded $14 million award
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 01, 2014
Representatives of a now-defunct Massachusetts nursing home say they will appeal a jury’s $14 million award to the family of a former resident who died in 2008, partly because they feel a judge inappropriately...
Ruling: No penalties mean no chance to appeal rating
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2013
Nursing homes that dispute a deficiency citation without Immediate Jeopardy and want it stricken from the public record should consider withholding a plan of correction, a recent court ruling suggests.