Two Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Named in Federal Health Care Fraud Indictment

Two Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Named in Federal Health Care Fraud Indictment

Federal Health Care Fraud Indictment Includes Two Pennsylvania Nursing Homes Accused of falsifying records, five Individuals from Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center and Mt. Lebanon Rehab and Wellness Center have been charged with conspiring to defraud the U.S....
New Jersey Nursing Home Sued for Coercing Resident to Sign away Rights

New Jersey Nursing Home Sued for Coercing Resident to Sign away Rights

NJ Nursing Home Sued for Coercing Resident to Sign away Rights According to an article on NJ.com, a recently filed lawsuit claims that a short-term resident of a New Jersey nursing home was coerced while heavily medicated to sign a power of attorney agreement as part...
Impending Phase 3 CMS Guidance to Target Nursing Home Infection Control, Abuse Allegations, and Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use

Impending Phase 3 CMS Guidance to Target Nursing Home Infection Control, Abuse Allegations, and Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use

Phase 3 CMS Guidance to Target Nursing Home Infection Control, Abuse Allegations, and Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use: The forthcoming CMS guidance will also address nursing home arbitration agreements, involuntary discharges, and the implementation of quality and...
Ongoing Nationwide Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Continues to Threaten Resident Safety, Study Says

Ongoing Nationwide Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Continues to Threaten Resident Safety, Study Says

Nursing Home Staffing Crisis Threatens Resident Safety: An AHCA survey indicates that a major staffing crisis continues to plague the nation’s nursing homes, leaving elderly American residents vulnerable to nursing home neglect and abuse. According to ABC News 4 a...
Years of Neglect at Cheltenham Nursing Home Draws Federal Lawsuit

Years of Neglect at Cheltenham Nursing Home Draws Federal Lawsuit

Years of Neglect at Cheltenham Nursing Home Draws Federal Lawsuit:  Both Cheltenham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and its parent company, American Health Foundation, Inc., are at the center of a False Claims lawsuit brought by the Justice Department. The U.S....
Federal Funding Withdrawn from Louisiana Owner Following Multiple Incidences of Nursing Home Neglect in the Wake of Hurricane Ida

Federal Funding Withdrawn from Louisiana Owner Following Multiple Incidences of Nursing Home Neglect in the Wake of Hurricane Ida

Federal Funding Withdrawn Due to Nursing Home Neglect: Due to multiple violations of state law as well as a lack of concern for residents’ welfare, seven homes owned by a Louisiana nursing home owner have been cut off from receiving federal health care money. A...