The witch hunt is on, good nursing homes be damned
By
Kimberly Marselas
Mar 07, 2024
The threat, to both “bad actors” and well-meaning providers who get caught up in the rush to accuse, is only going to grow if the government has its way.
Justice Department summit aims to strengthen nursing home investigations
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 08, 2024
A two-day summit of law enforcement leaders from federal, state and local levels is intent on strengthening investigations into elder abuse and fraud, including oversight of nursing homes.
NY nursing home landlord, former operators to pay $7.2M in False Claims settlement
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 28, 2023
The landlord of an upstate New York nursing home and the unlicensed operators who ran the facility for years before its 2021 closure have agreed to pay nearly $7.2 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.
Former nursing home owner charged in $6 million employment tax scheme
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 16, 2023
A former nursing home owner has been indicted on charges that he willfully failed to pay more than $6 million in taxes that were withheld from employees’ paychecks.
DOJ finds state violated ADA, Olmstead by segregating people with disabilities in nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Mar 07, 2022
The state of Colorado unnecessarily segregated nursing home residents with disabilities, which is prohibited under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Olmstead ruling, according to new findings from...
Approved: Consulate Health Care to pay just $4.5 million of $258 million judgment in inherited upcoding...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 30, 2021
A U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has approved a settlement between Florida-based nursing home chain Consulate Health Care and the Department of Justice that reduced a $258 million judgment against the...
Feds pledge fraud enforcement surge, while others seek whistleblowers
By
Kimberly Marselas
Sep 29, 2021
Skilled nursing providers will remain in the crosshairs as fraud enforcement picks up post-COVID, but it’s not just federal officials taking aim, according to one of the government’s top healthcare...
Consulate Health Care could pay just $4.5 million after reduced $258 million judgment in therapy upcoding...
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2021
Florida-based nursing home chain Consulate Health Care has reached a tentative settlement with the Department of Justice after six of its affiliated nursing homes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy following...
Genesis settles allegations it discriminated against patients being treated for opioid disorder
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 10, 2021
The nation’s largest nursing home company has agreed to resolve allegations that 12 of its facilities turned away prospective residents because they were prescribed buprenorphine or methadone to treat...
Rehab firm will pay $2M to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving 11 nursing homes
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 26, 2021
A California-based therapy company has agreed to pay $2 million to quash allegations that it overbilled for rehab services provided at 11 skilled nursing facilities.