House report attacks, nursing homes fight back over allegations of deficient staffing, care and safe...
By
James M. Berklan
Sep 22, 2022
Congressional investigators pinned for-profit skilled nursing operators into a corner Wednesday, releasing a scathing report describing “dire” conditions caused by alleged lack of preparation and mismanagement...
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By
Danielle Brown
Jul 04, 2022
SNF occupancy remains stagnant as labor crisis limits admissions: NIC … Researchers call for more actionable policies around oral health in long-term care
SavaSeniorCare expands physician partnership program after initial success against COVID
By
Danielle Brown
Nov 30, 2020
SavaSeniorCare was able to successfully recover more than 1,000 residents with COVID-19 after teaming up with a physician group to launch a pilot program at about a dozen facilities when the pandemic first...
Chair-lift death might hit SNF
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 01, 2013
A Colorado facility might have to pay punitive damages because a supervisor put the wrong safety clip on a lift that malfunctioned and led to a resident’s death, a federal court recently ruled.
Nursing home faces possible punitive damages for maintenance supervisor’s role in chair-lift death
By
Tim Mullaney
Oct 17, 2013
A nursing facility in Colorado might have to pay punitive damages because its maintenance supervisor put the wrong safety clip on a mechanical chair lift that malfunctioned and caused a resident’s...
Mariner settles multimillion kickback case
Oct 27, 2011
Maryland and North Carolina are among several states set to receive a portion of the settlement stemming from a nursing home company kickback case.
Nursing home providers agree to $14 million settlement in kickback case
Mar 02, 2010
Mariner Health Care Inc. and SavaSenior Care have agreed to pay $14 million to the U.S. in the latest development in the Omnicare pharmacy kickback scandal, according to new reports.
Omnicare to pay $98 million settlement in kickback scheme; separate complaint filed against Mariner,...
Nov 05, 2009
Long-term care pharmacy giant Omnicare has agreed to pay a $98 million settlement in connection with allegations it engaged in an illegal kickback scheme with drug maker Ivax, the U.S. Department of Justice...