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....
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...
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...
Federal Funding Withdrawn Due to Nursing Home Neglect: Due to multiple violations of state law as well as a lack of concern for residents’ welfare, seven homes owned by a Louisiana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...
Sexual Abuse of Residents Suppressed by Nursing Home Administrators: Prosecutors have charged two administrators at The Landing of Southampton with failure to report abuse, nursing home neglect, and other offenses. Information related to the sexual abuse of three...
The Link between Nursing Home Staff Turnover and Star Ratings: A recent CMS-funded study suggests a link between high staff turnover and the low star ratings that result from negligent care related to nursing home neglect and abuse. Low nursing home staff turnover...
