Florida nursing home giant Consulate Health Care will pay $4.5 million of a $258 million judgment in a settlement with the Department of Justice that was formally approved by a U.S. Bankruptcy judge this week. The deal, finalized on Wednesday, emanates from a decision by the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Florida to […]
Category: Litigation
Real estate investment trust LTC Properties (NYSE: LTC) late Tuesday announced it entered into a settlement agreement with Senior Care Centers and Abri Health Services, collectively known as the “Lessee,” among others. The settlement — approved in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division — includes a one-time payment of […]
Genesis HealthCare this week agreed to a settlement surrounding denied admissions for prospective residents prescribed medication to treat opioid use disorder (OUD). Nine Genesis skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) across Rhode Island and Massachusetts were accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act when they allegedly […]
Interface Rehab will pay $2 million to settle federal allegations of rehabilitation billing fraud, the Department of Justice announced on Friday. This announcement comes one year after the DOJ announced a $16.7 million False Claims Act settlement with Longwood Management Corporation and 27 individual affiliated skilled nursing facilities over its rehabilitation services. The $2 million […]
As nursing home operators introduce more sophisticated monitoring technology to their facilities, the benefits of such tools sit on a knife’s edge. Monitoring platforms may help caregivers do more with less during a pandemic-exacerbated staffing crisis. It’s also possible that operators can open themselves up to potential litigation, depending on if they have the staff […]
Select Medical Corporation and Encore GC Acquisition LLC will pay $8.4 million to settle federal allegations in violation of the False Claims Act, the Department of Justice announced Friday. Pennsylvania based Select Medical Rehabilitation Services Inc. contracted with 12 SNFs in New York and New Jersey between January 2010 and March 2016 to provide rehabilitation […]
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