$1.3 million Immediate Jeopardy fine for Oklahoma nursing home that housed registered sex offender
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McKnight's Staff
Apr 10, 2013
An Oklahoma nursing home faces a $1.3 million Immediate Jeopardy fine for failing to appropriately supervise a registered sex offender resident.
Feds issue new guidance on Immediate Jeopardy penalties on eve of Senate hearing exploring nursing home...
By
Marty Stempniak
Mar 06, 2019
With one of its top officials set to testify before the Senate today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made a pre-emptive strike to show that it’s addressing nursing home safety concerns.
Penalty process explained
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Tim Mullaney
May 01, 2014
A long-term care facility that has been slapped with a civil monetary penalty has 10 days to file for an independent informal dispute resolution process, according to a recent manual update from the Centers...
Nursing home forced to close, evacuate over emergency staffing shortage following missed payroll
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Josh Henreckson
Mar 08, 2024
Financial troubles forced a nursing home to close in the wake of overzealous regulation and a cyberattack that impacted nursing homes across the US, facility leaders said days after an emergency shutdown...
Six days to go: McKnight’s Online Expo returns
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McKnight's Staff
Mar 14, 2013
Each week brings more examples of nursing homes fined for Immediate Jeopardy citations. The latest high-profile cases have involved pressure sore care and a resident engaging in inappropriate touching,...
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Aug 02, 2016
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Inmates cause ‘jeopardy’ tag
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James M. Berklan
Feb 01, 2013
An Oklahoma provider is appealing after it was slapped with Immediate Jeopardy citations and $168,000 in fines for housing inmates injured in a prison riot.
What’s the best way to prevent Immediate Jeopardy citations?
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Patricia Boyer
May 01, 2012
We’ve been assisting facilities in several states with Immediate Jeopardy (IJ) resolutions. One of the big changes we are seeing is that when an IJ situation is cited, multiple tags are affected...
A long-term care facility slapped with a civil monetary penalty has a chance for an independent informal dispute resolution, according to new manual guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Appeals court upholds sexual abuse F-Tag
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Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
A federal appeals court has upheld the government’s leveling of Immediate Jeopardy level penalties at a Kentucky nursing home over allegations of resident sexual abuse.