Providers pushing back against effort that would make nursing homes liable for COVID-19 failures
By
Danielle Brown
Apr 06, 2021
Long-term care providers are trying to thwart an effort by Connecticut lawmakers that would allow lawsuits to be filed against nursing homes that failed to comply with state and federal COVID-19 guidance...
Non-covered losses and steep rate increases: New report issues bleak outlook for provider insurance
By
Kimberly Marselas
Apr 23, 2021
The best positioned long-term and senior care providers can expect to see liability insurance rates climb by as much as 30% this year, while those with previous losses and poor venues will face even stiffer...
Best practices for protecting leaders and facilities from COVID-19 lawsuits
By
Raj Shah
Jan 08, 2021
Nursing home staff, administrators and frontline caregivers have worked tirelessly to prevent and manage the pandemic. Despite their heroic efforts, over 101,000 seniors and 750 employees had died of COVID-19...
House lawmakers take another run at COVID liability protections for providers, workers
By
Danielle Brown
May 12, 2021
House lawmakers are taking another stab at ensuring COVID-19 liability protections for frontline healthcare providers and workers.
COVID lawsuit bounced back to state court, leaving nursing home cases open to ‘inconsistent’ interpretation
By
Danielle Brown
Oct 22, 2021
A COVID-19-related wrongful death lawsuit against two New Jersey nursing homes must be decided in state court — and not in federal court as providers had sought, according to a ruling issued Wednesday...
CA Supreme Court backs employers in ‘take-home’ COVID case
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 10, 2023
Nursing homes and other employers cannot be held legally or financially responsible for preventing the spread of COVID-19 from their employees to their household members, the California Supreme Court has...