Legal

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 state appeals court has rejected arguments that nursing homes sued for negligence in COVID-related cases early in the pandemic could be forced to face trial after a later revocation of a legal shield.

Back in September, I shared my insights in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News about the importance of being your own data defender. In that blog, I expressed a viewpoint that I believe strongly in: Every...

Skilled nursing facilities are required by law to have quality assessment and assurance committees to maintain and improve safety and quality in their facilities. The documents created and used by the...

Nursing homes looking to protect themselves from False Claim Act investigations should maintain at least a 3-star rating and ensure they don’t delay discharges to get extra reimbursement, a panel...

Now that the Public Health Emergency has ended, and COVID-19 is starting to become less of a burden in your facility, now might be a good time to focus on protecting your liability. 

We are all waiting to see the possibility of proposed rules over federal minimum staffing ratios in nursing homes.  But with possible federal minimum staffing ratios looming, let’s make sure the government...

I wanted to bring to your attention an important case that, while it may not directly affect your facility, potentially may show the increased degradation of nursing home rights. It also may signal the...

Infection control penalties upheld against the facility with the first known COVID-19 outbreak reinforce need for implementation – not just policy.

Providers face legal backlash from vaccine mandates for employees … Large number of U.S. Latinx immigrants have COVID-19-related immigration concerns about testing, treatment … Michigan State developing...