Ask the Legal Expert about … arbitration agreements
By
John Durso
Dec 06, 2017
There has been so much in the news about arbitration agreements over the past year. Are we in the clear and can we use them again?
Training clears facility, not aides, in heat-related death
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 06, 2017
Two former caretakers at an Illinois long-term care facility have been charged with Class 3 felony counts of criminal neglect in the death of a 69-year-old resident with developmental disabilities, who...
Neighbors, provider locked in legal battle over nursing home for inmates
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Sep 05, 2017
A nursing home for paroled inmates that recently received approval for federal funding is now locked in a legal battle with its neighbors, who argue the facility is hurting their property values and putting...
Your money’s no good here
By
James M. Berklan
Mar 01, 2017
I’d say the thing we write about most often in this line of work is payment issues. As a long-term care provider, you are eternally under pressure with whether there will be enough to pay for everything.
Tales you might never expect from the frontlines of fraud
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Apr 26, 2016
The healthcare world currently ranks as the fourth most victimized industry when it comes to fraud, falling prey to roughly 6.6% of all fraud incidents. In the long-term care sector, experts recently shared,...
Ask the legal expert … about surveyor citations
By
John Durso
Jun 05, 2015
One of the first opportunities for a facility to refute surveyor citations or deficiencies and have the survey agency remove them is the Informal Dispute Resolution (“IDR”) process or, when...
DOL compels providers to pay $6.8 million for lost wages, underpayments
By
John Hall
Apr 10, 2015
More than 1,300 low-wage workers in northern California will get about $6.8 million in back pay from nursing homes and other long-term care facilities as a result of an ongoing U.S. Department of Labor...
Fellow resident a suspect in SNF death after shove, will undergo evaluation
By
John Hall
Feb 06, 2015
A 66-year-old Michigan nursing home resident suspected in last week’s death of a fellow resident will undergo evaluations, Berrien County prosecutors announced.
McKnight’s Online Expo begins next week
By
McKnight's Staff
Mar 16, 2012
More registrants than ever are prepping for the fifth annual McKnight’s Online Expo, which kicks off Wednesday and Thursday at a keyboard near you.
DAY ONE: McKnight’s 5th Annual Online Expo kicks off today with technology, wound care and capital...
Mar 23, 2011
Today marks the beginning of the 5th Annual McKnight’s Online Expo, the largest online trade show for the long-term care community. Free registration is still available online at www.mcknights.com/expo2011