By using a web of related companies, a nursing home owner can steal money intended for resident care and line his own pockets. Unfortunately, in this common scenario, the patient loses because they usually endure poor care and a lack of staff in the facility. When a nursing home owner puts profits before people and...
Since Donald Trump’s Presidency, the Amount and Severity of Nursing Home Citations Has Gone Down Significantly Nursing homes are run primarily by for profit companies. These companies care about their bottom line. By taking profits away for bad care, the nursing home is dis-incentivized away from neglecting residents. If the nursing home provides bad care,...
The attorneys at Senior Justice Law Firm are focused on pursuing justice for seniors in the state of Florida. As part of our advocacy for injured residents, we stay up to date with potential changes to Florida law on nursing home governance. What are the Florida current nursing home staffing rules? Florida has specific nursing...
Vanguard Healthcare, based in Brentwood, TN, has agreed to pay the federal government in excess of $18 million for ‘grossly substandard’ nursing home care provided to residents. Shockingly, this is the second time Vanguard has agreed to pay back the US government for worthless nursing home services. If you work in a nursing home and...
Attribution – Tuxyso / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Has a loved one been injured in a nursing home or assisted living facility? You should reach out to a law firm that focuses on fighting elder abuse in long-term care facilities The attorneys at Senior Justice Law Firm collectively have decades of experience fighting elder abuse. For a...
Nursing Home staffing data is an integral metric used in determining a facility’s quality of care. Up until recently, the Form 671 was used to compute nursing home staffing data for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS). This computation was a direct influence on how CMS’s Nursing Home Compare site would calculate their Five...
Non-profit nursing homes generally perform better than for-profit facilities. However, the real question should be, is my facility truly a non-profit nursing home? Or is the ‘not for profit nursing home’ a for-profit facility in disguise? You should always do a deep dive on who owns the nursing home before entrusting your loved one to the facility’s...
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