Private Equity Prioritizes Profits Ahead of People Nursing homes house our society’s most vulnerable members. Much of the payment for skilled nursing home resident care comes from the government, in the form of tax payer Medicare and Medicaid dollars. However, the government does not closely scrutinize how this taxpayer money is spent. Concerns have been...
Nursing home neglect and abuse is unacceptable. When a family endures a tragedy inside a healthcare facility, oftentimes, they question why the event occurred. Was it an honest mistake? Is this just a bad facility? Are the nurses and staff ill-intentioned, or just overworked? In this post, our nursing home attorneys address the five main...
Who Really Owns this Nursing Home? And Why Does it Matter? Currently, most privately owned nursing homes employ a complex web of LLC’s to mask the true identity of the facility’s ownership. However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that its new attempts to increase transparency in the nursing home arena will now...
The New York Attorney General is Suing Fulton Commons Care Center and The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehab Center During the months of November and December 2022, the country watched as New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against The Villages of Orleans Health and Rehab Center and a lawsuit versus Fulton...
Background Information on Westminster Communities of Florida, a Large Florida Nursing Home Operator Founded in 1954, Westminster Communities of Florida is an organization offering assisted living, nursing care, and independent living services in facilities throughout Florida. Westminster Communities of Florida’s legal business name is Presbyterian Retirement Communities, Inc. The organization has ten senior care facilities...
Lawsuit Filed Against Cheltenham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place, and Samaritan Care Center and Villa Two days ago, the United States Department of Justice filed a public complaint against three American Health Foundation nursing homes; Cheltenham Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place, and Samaritan Care Center and Villa....
Profits Before People Attitude Kills Nursing Home Residents Over the past 20 years, we have seen a surge of private equity groups purchasing distressed nursing home chains. These PE acquisition teams swarm around larger nursing home corporations, acquire debt which is attributed to the nursing home corporation, then starve the facilities of staff or run...
2020 was a challenging year in a number of ways. Sadly, seniors living in long term care facilities fared poorly due to corporate mismanagement. Multiple studies have emerged indicating that nursing homes continue to struggle to keep residents safe. Due to coronavirus, dozens of investigations into long-term care facilities’ handling of the COVID-19 pandemic have...
ProMedica ManorCare Rebranding: ProMedica Senior Care Nursing Homes The non-profit elder care giant ProMedica announced on Friday its intent to rebrand some of its nursing facilities into the larger ProMedica Senior Care name. Facilities affected by the change include brands such as ManorCare, Arden Courts, and Heartland, among others. As a firm that focuses exclusively...
A New Nursing Home Model? Lower Resident Numbers and Better Care Lead to a Better Nursing Home Experience. As the number of older folks reaching retirement age continues to climb, nursing homes across the country are racing to expand, hoping to offer a bed to these aging individuals. What many do not perceive is the...
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