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.
Operator hit with record $5.5M verdict over oxygen failure
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Oct 03, 2023
A jury has awarded the family of a deceased nursing home resident $5.5 million after her oxygen machine stopped working due to a power outage.
Court strikes down pandemic liability law shielding providers
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Oct 02, 2023
An immunity shield law that offered skilled nursing and other healthcare providers liability protection during the pandemic has been ruled unconstitutional by a state court, which could have major implications...
Feds try again to hold LTC management firm liable for residents’ racist treatment of employees
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 18, 2023
A federal agency is appealing a court ruling that removed some workers and released a retirement community’s management company from responsibility in a case alleging racist treatment by residents against...
State veterans home rife with deficiencies, inaccurate COVID death reports: federal report
By
Jessica R. Towhey
Sep 11, 2023
Two veterans nursing homes in New Jersey that employees described as “pure hell” and “a battlefield” violated residents’ Constitutional rights, federal officials said in a damning report.