Sweetwater Care affiliates were blocked from acquiring 11 Next Step Healthcare nursing homes in Massachusetts, according to a ruling by the state Department of Public Health. Affiliates of Carlsbad, California-based Sweetwater were found “unsuitable” to acquire the Massachusetts facilities by state officials.; Sweetwater can appeal the decision but isn’t allowed to obtain a license for […]
Next Step Healthcare
Eleven nursing homes operated by Massachusetts-based Next Step Healthcare have been placed in court-appointed receivership, with iCare Health Network in Connecticut hired to manage day-to-day operations. A Middlesex County judge made the decision following news from Next Step’s landlord, companies affiliated with Cuarzo Healthcare REIT, that the operator is in severe financial distress, owing nearly […]
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. […]
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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