An Oklahoma provider is appealing after it was slapped with Immediate Jeopardy citations and $168,000 in fines for housing inmates injured in a prison riot.
A long-term care facility slapped with a civil monetary penalty has a chance for an independent informal dispute resolution, according to new manual guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
Provider faces $315K fine for failing to isolate residents, warn staff of COVID-19 outbreak
By
Danielle Brown
Sep 15, 2020
A Maryland provider may be forced to pay a $315,000 fine for Immediate Jeopardy violations after state health officials found that it did not properly isolate residents exposed to COVID-19.
Appeals court upholds sexual abuse F-Tag
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 02, 2012
A federal appeals court has upheld the government’s leveling of Immediate Jeopardy level penalties at a Kentucky nursing home over allegations of resident sexual abuse.
Genital pressure ulcers lead to Immediate Jeopardy citation, admissions halt
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 10, 2015
Tennessee has suspended new admissions of residents to a Limestone nursing home following allegations of neglect that led to pressure ulcers for at least four residents, including severe genital wounds.
SNF that kept prison inmates constituted ‘immediate jeopardy’ for residents, state says
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jan 02, 2013
An Oklahoma nursing home was slapped with $168,000 in fines after taking in jailed inmates following a prison riot.
After COVID failures, VA home rally enables admissions resumption
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Feb 16, 2023
A New Jersey veterans home can begin admitting new residents after getting its infection control protocols in line with federal standards, although an industry observer cautioned that some restrictions...
CMS revises survey guidelines for some long-term care providers with Immediate Jeopardy citations
By
McKnight's Staff
Apr 24, 2013
Regional authorities will decide whether to conduct full surveys of deemed long-term care providers that are cited for Immediate Jeopardy, according to recently revised guidelines from the Centers for...
Ask the Care Expert about … different types of surveys
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Jul 04, 2016
It seems like we are always in a “survey window,” waiting for the inspectors to arrive.
Feds restart regular survey inspections at nursing homes
By
Danielle Brown
Aug 18, 2020
Regular surveys are resuming for long-term providers after being suspended for nearly five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.