Nursing home operator Next Step Healthcare reached a $4 million settlement with the Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, in what is the largest nursing home settlement ever reached in the state. As part of the settlement, Next Step will pay $4 million to resolve allegations, improve staffing levels and agree to independent compliance monitors. […]
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More than 600 skilled nursing workers may be owed back wages across 25 Massachusetts facilities in 21 communities, owned by local operator Next Step Healthcare. The Department of Labor (DOL) filed a complaint in federal court alleging that various nursing home organizations intentionally withheld overtime wages for at least 624 employees, and failed to maintain […]
The federal government this week announced a settlement with a Massachusetts operator over allegations that the company discriminated against residents with opioid use disorder (OUD). Next Step Healthcare, which operates 21 SNFs in the state, allegedly denied admission to 548 patients who were prescribed medications for OUD, according to a statement issued by U.S. Attorney’s […]
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