Director of Social Services at Nursing Home Pleads Guilty to Illegal Kickbacks
The Director of Social Services at a skilled nursing facility in California pled guilty to conspiring with the owners of home healthcare agencies to pay…
GAO Recommendations for Pandemic Have Not Been Fully Implemented by CMS
The CARES Act includes a provision for the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct monitoring and oversight of the federal government’s effort to prepare…
AG Files Lawsuit for Violations of the Tennessee Medicaid False Claims Act
The Tennessee Attorney General (AG) has filed a lawsuit against a health services management organization and mobile dental services company for violations of the Tennessee…
CDC Updates Post-Vaccine Considerations for Residents
On March 13, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their recommended strategies for infection prevention and control considerations for residents of…
Healthcare Services Provider Violated the Fair Labor Standards Act
A Delaware based healthcare service provider has paid $327,848 in back wages to 223 employees after the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division…
California AG Joins Lawsuit against Nursing Home Chain
California’s Attorney General (AG) has joined District and City Attorneys in filing a lawsuit against a nursing home chain with ten nursing homes operating in…
OSHA Launches Program Focusing on Workers Contracting COVID-19 and Employers Who May Retaliate
The US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has launched a National Emphasis Program (NEP) focusing enforcement efforts on companies that put…
CMS Updates Guidance on Visitation in Nursing Homes
On March 10, 2021, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) revised their recommendations for visitation guidance on nursing homes during the COVID-19 public…
AHCA/NCAL Expands #GetVaccinated Campaign for Long-Term Care Staff
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) and National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) have expanded their #GetVaccinated campaign to encourage long-term care facility staff to…
OIG Audit Finds that Florida Nursing Facilities Did Not Always Report Potential Abuse or Neglect
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found that Florida did not ensure that nursing facilities always reported potential abuse or neglect of Medicaid beneficiaries…