Appeals court rules that facility may be liable for residents’ alleged abuse of gay fellow resident
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 29, 2018
A lesbian resident of a skilled care and assisted living home in Illinois can sue the facility for failing to stop her neighbors’ bullying.
Nursing home loses arbitration bid in wrongful death case
By
Marty Stempniak
Jun 20, 2018
A Nebraska nursing home — which was attempting to sort out a wrongful death case via arbitration — must, instead, go to trial.
Nursing home’s own contract language trips up effort to enforce unsigned arbitration agreement, judge...
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 08, 2018
A Kentucky judge is siding with one resident’s family in a dispute over whether an unsigned arbitration agreement is valid.
Legislators ask AG to investigate care at facility where 11 children died, alleging delays may be ‘criminal’
By
Marty Stempniak
Nov 22, 2018
New Jersey legislators are pushing the state’s attorney general to investigate whether criminal negligence occurred at at a long-term care facility where 11 children have died.
Rehab therapy provider agrees to pay $6.1M to settle kickback allegations
By
Marty Stempniak
Aug 27, 2018
A Texas-based rehab therapy provider agreed to pay $6.1 million last week to settle federal allegations that it had given kickbacks to nursing homes.
Rule would shield skilled care providers from violating their religious principles
By
Marty Stempniak
May 03, 2019
Skilled care employees would not be required to perform duties that violate their religious beliefs, under legislation that was introduced Thursday.
Nursing home not liable for alleged assault of resident with dementia, court rules
By
Marty Stempniak
Apr 15, 2019
A Pennsylvania skilled nursing facility is not at fault for the alleged sexual assault of one of its residents, a U.S. District Court Judge has determined.
Vanguard Healthcare will pay $18M to settle False Claims Act allegations
By
Marty Stempniak
Feb 28, 2019
A Tennessee-based skilled nursing company has agreed to pay about $18 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act by billing for “grossly substandard” nursing home services.
Provider honors employee commitment with giant checks
By
Marty Stempniak
Oct 24, 2018
An Illinois provider is taking a page from Publishers Clearing House to honor loyal employees.
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.