AG nabs $175K settlement, pushes provider out of sector over COVID lapses
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 07, 2022
A Massachusetts nursing home owner is out of the business and out of $175,000 due to a legal settlement over alleged insufficient infection prevention practices at the start of the pandemic.
Power to the people? That could mean trouble
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 13, 2013
There are plenty of legal concerns that keep nursing home administrators awake at night. Many times, the demons can be kept under the bed or locked in the closet. But not always.
Whistleblower loses appeal to pocket more of $45M nursing home settlement
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 09, 2023
A nursing home whistleblower who prevailed in a $45 million case against the facilities’ owners lost his appeal when the government rejected his argument that the judgment wasn’t big enough.
Why Sebelius should step down, and why it probably won’t happen
By
John O'Connor
Nov 11, 2013
What boss wouldn’t want to have Kathleen Sebelius for a deputy?
Report finds web of related companies make Consulate-owned nursing homes appear ‘cash-strapped’
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jun 01, 2018
A lengthy report by a Florida newspaper Thursday attempted to lift the veil on the inner workings of Consulate Health Care, the state’s largest nursing home provider.
State News for July 2015
Jul 06, 2015
Long-term care providers are hailing a new state law that requires hospitals to inform seniors about their hospital-admission status.
Note to providers: Go down swinging or get eaten alive
By
James M. Berklan
Feb 23, 2018
If you feel like you’re getting picked on, you should fight back. Scrap like hell, thrash about and do anything you can to cause a ruckus and save yourself. What does this have to do with long-term...
At the crossroads: Legal considerations where government investigations overlap with tort risk in long-term...
By
Tom Barnard
Jill Steinberg
May 19, 2020
Note: See full list of authors below story. In roughly the seventh week after a majority of states and the federal government issued emergency declarations or “lock down” executive orders,...
In the face of crisis, enforcement risk looms for long-term care providers
By
Matt Curley
Jul 08, 2020
As long-term care providers brave the most significant public health crisis in our lifetimes, they also may find themselves at the center of an unprecedented increase in enforcement efforts driven by both...
Compliance: A game of follow the leader
By
Steven Littlehale
May 27, 2015
Do you remember playing follow the leader as a kid? You just followed the person in front of you and did exactly the same thing. And you did your best. Compliance today is a bit like playing follow the...