Employer protections in spotlight as court considers ‘take-home’ COVID liability
By
Kimberly Marselas
May 08, 2023
Can an employer be held accountable for a spouse made deathly ill by the case of COVID-19 a loved one brought home from work?
Potential False Claims Act liability for nursing homes
By
Mysty Blagg
Jul 07, 2021
The FCA is the Department of Justice’s key tool in combating healthcare fraud and abuse The False Claims Act (FCA) provides a remedy of civil damages when a party 1) makes a false statement or engages...
Another COVID-19 suit heads into limbo over PREP Act as jurisdiction battles mount nationally
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 31, 2021
An Alabama nursing home hoping to fight off a wrongful death suit related to COVID-19 is one of a growing number waiting for their day court.
A case study in COVID-19 criminality
By
Christy Tosh Crider
Joy Boyd Longnecker
Feb 04, 2021
COVID-19 hit Holyoke Soldiers’ Home last March, when most of us were just learning the term “social distancing” and had no awareness of asymptomatic positives. While the global medical...
Here we go again: All nursing homes are bad
By
John O'Connor
Sep 17, 2017
There is no way to sugarcoat what happened last week in Hollywood Hills, FL. Eight skilled care residents died in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Our condolences go out to the victims and their families. But...
LTC liability costs projected to increase 6% in 2017
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 05, 2016
A skilled nursing center with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay around $235,000 in liability expenses next year, according to a new report.