The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funding cuts – only temporarily restored by a federal court – would be detrimental to nursing homes in many states if made permanent. Pennsylvania, New York, California, Wisconsin and Minnesota are among the states named in a multi-state lawsuit, which aims to block the Trump administration from […]
After a federal judge in Texas vacated the nursing home staffing rule on Monday, operators are rejoicing, though some legal experts in the sector suggest the fight may not be over just yet. “This is a really strong decision on both prongs of the staffing mandate. It hits all of the relevant points as to […]
A federal judge for the U.S. District Court of Northern Texas on Monday threw out the federal nursing home staffing mandate, while just Thursday the Trump administration defended the staffing rule in a brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk of the U.S. District Court for Northern […]
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from cutting more than $11 billion in Covid-era funding, citing disruption of critical services, after 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit this week against the Trump administration. Beginning on March 24, HHS abruptly terminated – with no advance […]
Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia are involved in a lawsuit against the Trump administration, as many state departments are concerned that an $11 billion loss in funding would be devastating for the health of nursing home residents as well as community health. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week announced […]
A civil case against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and members of his administration was dismissed by a federal district judge on Monday. Judge Katherine Polk Failla found that families who lost loved ones to Covid in nursing homes during the pandemic did not have a federal right to sue for monetary damages. The […]
PACS Group (NYSE: PACS) leaders are facing a shareholder lawsuit tied to an alleged scheme to submit false Medicare claims. Five PACS executives, including CEO Jason Murray and CFO Derick Apt, are named as defendants in the now-consolidated federal securities fraud class action lawsuit. According to the complaint filed on March 21, these PACS executives […]
The nation’s largest labor representative of nursing home caregivers filed a brief opposing the lawsuit against the federal staffing mandate for nursing homes, arguing that the new requirements will help address the national shortage of staff at facilities. The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) represents over 150,000 nursing home workers in 23 states. Last year, […]
Aubrey B. Preston will serve as the sole conservator for his father, Life Care Centers of America CEO and founder Forrest Preston, following a swift court decision Tuesday morning. The trial in Bradley County Chancery Court was a short hearing, lasting about 30 minutes, according to sources present. And following statements from attorneys of various […]
Ahead of this week’s hearing to allow Aubrey B. Preston to serve as a permanent conservator for his father – Life Care Centers of America’s CEO and founder Forrest Preston – the younger Preston stated that his father’s cognitive state is not conducive to running the nursing home giant. The neurological reports, currently under seal, […]
Nineteen nursing homes in Massachusetts and Connecticut have been named in a joint complaint alleging systematic fraudulent billing of Medicare and Medicaid for unnecessary care. The facilities, along with present and former management companies RegalCare Management Group, RegalCare Management 2.0, owner Eliyahu Mirlis and executive Hector Caraballo, and therapy company Stern Therapy Consultants were involved […]
A lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group over its wrongful denials of post-acute care under Medicare Advantage plans, including nursing home services, advanced following a court ruling on Thursday. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota claims that UnitedHealth’s use of an AI tool called nH Predict led to arbitrary coverage […]
Nonprofit operator Lutheran Life Communities is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as it seeks to reorganize its operations and financial holdings. The organization is a major nursing home provider in the Chicago metropolitan area, with the Lutheran Home in Arlington Heights offering more than 380 beds, according to the 2024 LZ 200 rankings of nonprofit […]
In the aftermath of the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) response to a pending lawsuit against the federal minimum staffing mandate, nursing home sector experts are stressing that legally defeating the mandate – and effectively canceling it – remains crucial. “The section [in HHS’s response] relating to the limitation on the relief is […]
Ninety-two nursing homes have filed a federal lawsuit against the New York State Department of Health (DOH), as the agency approved no reimbursement for older facilities needing capital improvements in 2025. This is an addendum to the state’s 10% reduction for the industry approved in April. The cost-cutting amendment adopted by the state DOH and […]
The American Health Care Association, LeadingAge and other nursing home stakeholders involved in the lawsuit against the federal minimum staffing mandate filed their final argument against the rule late on Friday, asking a federal judge to deny the federal agency’s cross-motion for summary judgement. Given that a judgement is expected early in the new year, […]
It’s no surprise that the Biden administration’s minimum staffing mandate was the source of Skilled Nursing News’ most-read story of 2024. From the proposal stage to its final form, our stories on the staffing mandate covered all aspects of its requirements as well as the legal and legislative challenges against it. Our stories about the […]
Nursing home operator American Senior Communities’ former CEO James Burkhart was among nearly 1,500 people whose sentences were commuted as part of the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history by President Joe Biden, who also issued 39 pardons on the same day. Burkhart led a $19.4 million fraud scheme involving nursing homes owned […]
The nursing home industry has been on a wild ride this past year, with major regulation up in the air and a flip in the White House leaving operators unsure of whether they should applaud or brace for impact. Rhetoric surrounding the federal minimum staffing mandate has changed drastically throughout the year, with leaders condemning […]
For-profit nursing home South Jersey Extended Care (SJEC), has been removed from the Medicaid program, after a trio of owners were found to have defrauded the state program out of millions of dollars. All the while, patient care deteriorated and the facility had a one-star rating for a number of years. SJEC demonstrated a pattern […]
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