Consumer advocates call for more CMS audits of nursing homes over related-party activity
By
Josh Henreckson
Feb 09, 2024
A new consumer advocacy report is calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to increase its scrutiny of nursing homes and their business dealings with related-party companies.
OIG to audit nursing homes’ use of related parties
By
Kimberly Marselas
Aug 24, 2022
A federal watchdog plans to audit nursing homes’ use of related parties, and the results could ultimately lead to even more oversight for the already highly regulated sector.
Union pickets over nursing home related-party concerns
By
Danielle Brown
Jun 02, 2022
An East coast-based employee union is accusing a nursing home chain of using self-dealing contracts to increase profits instead of appropriately providing for residents and workers.
Private ownership group faces pushback over attempt to buy one-sixth of all VT nursing home beds
By
Kimberly Marselas
Jul 23, 2021
An ownership group with links to COVID-era investigations and recent charges of inflating staffing reports is facing public criticism as it attempts to purchase five skilled nursing facilities in Vermont.