CDC Updates Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccinations
On April 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their recommendations for healthcare personnel (HCP) while at work, and for all patients and residents while they…
Read More »An Idaho Nursing Home to Close for Substandard Care Violations
A 127-bed Idaho nursing home has chosen to close the facility and relocate the residents after failure to comply with Medicare and Medicaid program requirements. The facility will close in…
Read More »Former Connecticut Nursing Home Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison for Embezzlement and Tax Offenses
A former Connecticut nursing home owner has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for stealing millions of dollars of employee’s benefits. The former nursing home owner pled…
Read More »OIG Posts False Claims Act Settlements for FY 2021 Q1-Q2 on the Risk Spectrum
The government’s primary civil tool for addressing healthcare fraud is the False Claims Act (FCA). Based on the information it gathers in an FCA case, the Office of Inspector General…
Read More »Massachusetts Nursing Home Admissions Director Sentenced for Embezzlement Scheme
A former admissions director of a Massachusetts nursing home has pled guilty in connection with an embezzlement scheme to steal thousands of dollars from an elderly resident at the nursing…
Read More »Home Health Company Pays $28K for Employing “Excluded” Individual
A home health company in Connecticut and its owner entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government to resolve allegations of improperly employing an individual who was excluded…
Read More »Emergency Order Issued to Connecticut Nursing Home After Water Samples Test Positive for Legionella
A Connecticut nursing home was issued an emergency order by the Connecticut Department of Public Health directing immediate actions after the facility failed to respond adequately to drinking and bathing…
Read More »Texas Lawmakers Have Filed Bills to Require Backup Generators at Senior Living Facilities
Several bills have been filed in Texas to address problems that led to days-long power outages across Texas. The power outages led dozens of senior living facilities to evacuate residents…
Read More »Iowa Man Arrested for Spending His Father’s Money on Himself and Not Paying Nursing Home Bills
An Iowa man has been arrested on a warrant for allegedly defrauding Medicaid by spending his father’s money on himself instead of on his father’s nursing home bills. The arresting…
Read More »Florida Department of Health Accused of Discriminating against New Mothers on Maternity Leave
Documents have been filed in a Florida federal court that accuse the Florida Department of Health of wrongfully discriminating against an employee for her decision to become pregnant and have…
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