OIG Inspectors Review Payroll Records for Skilled Care Nursing Facility
OIG inspectors recently reviewed payroll records from a skilled nursing facility to determine if the hours of direct care provided by licensed nursing staff were…
Connecticut Department of Public Health Orders Evacuation of Residents from Nursing Home
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) has ordered the evacuation of 69 residents from Greentree Manor, a skilled nursing facility in Waterford. DPH officials…
Federal Court Forbids Home Care Business from Intimidating Workers, Obstructing Investigation
A federal court has ordered a Brewster home care provider to stop retaliating against employees in an effort to obstruct a US Department of Labor…
CMS Finds Backlog in Nursing Home Inspections – 4,500-Plus Facilities Are Overdue
As the nursing home sector continues to recover from the last several years of the pandemic, annual inspections have fallen by the wayside.
Ohio Governor Signs Executive Order to Create Nursing Home Task Force
On Friday, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order creating the Ohio Governor’s Nursing Home Quality and Accountability Task Force which will study issues…
CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
Based on current COVID-19 trends, the Department of Health and Human Services is planning for the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 (PHE), declared under…
Public Health Emergency (PHE) 1135 Waivers: Updated Guidance for Providers
On February 9, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the Public Health Emergency (PHE) for COVID-19 will end on May, 11, 2023.…
Nursing Home Cited after Unsupervised Resident Wandered Outside, Died of Hypothermia
State regulators cited a nursing home for failures and deficient practices after a surprise visit that came following the death of one of its residents…
Iowa Nursing Home Sued for Wrongful Death
The estate of a former resident at an Iowa nursing home in Cherokee is suing the facility for wrongful death because he was allegedly not…
US DOL Sues Healthcare Facility over Alleged Retaliation against Workers Amid Investigation
The opening of a federal investigation into the pay practices of a Haslett assisted living facility in the fall of 2021 prompted its owner to…