Man Sentenced to 63 Months in Prison and over $3.8M Fine for Fraudulently Billing Medicaid
Jose Davila Nunez, 51, of Miami, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for Medicaid…
Former Tennessee Mental Health Center Owner Charged with Employment Tax Crimes
A federal grand jury in Nashville returned an indictment charging a former business owner with willfully failing to account for and pay over employment taxes…
Wisconsin Woman Indicted for Multimillion Dollar Healthcare Fraud and Kickback Scheme
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on October 16, 2024, a federal grand jury indicted Lakia Jackson…
DOL Recovers $317K in Unpaid Wages, Damages from California Home Care Provider
The US Department of Labor has recovered $158,868 in back wages and an equal amount in liquidated damages from a Southern California residential care provider…
North Carolina Nursing Home Employee Charged with Assaulting Resident
An employee at a North Carolina nursing home at the center of a news station investigation last month was convicted of assaulting a resident.
Texas Man Found Guilty in $160 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
A 59-year-old man was convicted on all 15 counts for orchestrating a massive Medicare fraud scheme involving the fraudulent billing of expensive topical creams, announced…
RSV Vaccination 80% Effective in Older Adults without Immunocompromising Conditions
Among 28,271 hospitalizations for respiratory syncytial virus-like illness among adults aged at least 60 years without immunocompromising conditions, vaccine effectiveness was 80% (95% CI 71–85)…
Understanding Mealtime Behavioral Problems in Nursing Home Residents Living with Dementia
Persons with dementia frequently experience mealtime behavioral problems that can result in reduced or lack of intake of food or fluids.
Court Fines Komfort & Kare LLC $425,940.54 for Unlicensed Medicaid Housing
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has announced that the Circuit Court for Baltimore County has awarded the State of Maryland $425,940.54 in damages against Komfort…
Lawsuit Alleges Inadequate Care at Iowa Nursing Home Following Resident’s Death
A nursing home in Iowa, previously cited for inadequate staffing, is now facing a second wrongful-death lawsuit. The family of a 58-year-old resident who died…