Court blocks effort to put an RN on every surveyor team
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 14, 2019
Thirty-one nursing homes that want a registered nurse to be on all survey teams had their case against the government dismissed recently, with a federal judge ruling they must exhaust administrative appeals...
Don’t seize stimulus checks, CMS warns
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 02, 2020
In a sternly worded statement, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reminded providers that federal law prohibits nursing homes from seizing residents’ COVID-19-related economic impact payments.
Esformes receives $44M penalty to go with jail time
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 05, 2020
After three years, the case of former long-term care mogul Philip Esformes has ended with a financial penalty that matches the personal level of enrichment gained in a massive fraud scheme.