Nightmare agency data is a dream-like bounty for the plaintiff’s bar
By
Kimberly Marselas
Feb 20, 2024
Too bad aboutlawsuits.com — a solicitation site for Maryland personal injury firm Saiontz & Kirk gussied up with a few educational-seeming blogs — saw dollar signs instead of warning signs in a recent...
Can nurse aide tie COVID infection to nursing home work? A court will let her try
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 15, 2024
A certified nursing assistant can continue pursuing worker’s compensation for lung injuries she allegedly sustained after contracting COVID-19 while on the job in June 2020. The Alabama Court of Civil...
Petersen Health Care in battle for $50 million share of massive nursing home portfolio
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 06, 2024
An operator of nearly 100 Midwest care facilities is now embroiled in a two-front legal battle over more than $50 million in loans. Two lenders say that Petersen Health Care has failed to make payments...
Also in the News for Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jan 11, 2024
Senator pledges to repeal new Dept. of Labor contractor rule … Long-Term Care: The Problem and The Solution … Court rejects mask bias lawsuit, maintaining high bar for hostile work environment claims...
Nursing homes guilty in criminal staffing, upcoding case; staff off the hook
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 19, 2023
In a rare case in which a nursing home business faced criminal charges over staffing misconduct, two Pennsylvania facilities owned by Comprehensive Healthcare Management Services were found guilty Monday...
A bum rap?
By
John O'Connor
Dec 18, 2023
I’ve written on topics ranging far and wide across the long-term care spectrum. But I’m pretty sure this will be my first foray into the world of fake butt accusations.
Also in the News for Monday, Dec. 11
By
Kimberly Marselas
Dec 11, 2023
Nursing home faces second civil lawsuit in case of Pennsylvania’s ‘killer’ nurse … 155-bed facility down to 11 residents, will be third CT nursing home to close in months … Study highlights importance...
Colorado fights back against federal nursing home disability lawsuit
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 07, 2023
The Colorado attorney general’s office defended the state’s nursing homes Friday, fighting back against a federal lawsuit that claims thousands of disabled Coloradans have been unnecessarily held at...
County sues potential buyers for full $8.3M after they drop out of nursing home deal
By
Josh Henreckson
Dec 04, 2023
After a year filled with controversy, a county has sued two private nursing home chains for the full $8.3 million they had agreed to pay for a public facility before backing out of the deal.
Lack of SNF beds leads to hospital lawsuit against patients refusing discharge
By
Kimberly Marselas
Nov 21, 2023
A Catholic hospital system is suing patients who refused to leave its hospitals while awaiting post-acute placements, saying their refusal to be discharged amounted to trespassing.