According to a recent report, the Hughey Law Firm intervened after The Oaks at Charleston, an assisted living facility, allegedly attempted to move forward with a closure that would have displaced nearly 100 elderly residents. Many of these residents were in their 80s and 90s and had complex medical needs. Families were reportedly told there
A new Skilled Nursing News report on surviving nursing home audits in the age of AI says a great deal about the state of nursing home documentation. Providers are being told that audit success now depends on individualized notes, clear treatment rationale, accurate diagnosis coding, and careful review of anything generated or assisted by automation. Auditors and
A case regarding the wrongful death of a resident at Courtyard Estates at Hawthorne Crossing in Iowa was recently settled. The case revolved around the late Lynne Stewart who was frozen to death at only 77 years old. In the early evening, the resident was said to have exited the assisted living center, and despite
Skilled nursing owners and operators are trying to figure out how to take advantages of the recent changes to reimbursement. For profit nursing homes spend time and resources on how to maximize reimbursement due to changes in the Medicare Value‑Based Purchasing (VBP) program, the negative impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), and
CMS’s new audit findings confirm what families and plaintiff attorneys have been saying for decades: these aren’t harmless “documentation errors.” They are the natural result of a corporate nursing home model built on profit extraction, understaffing, and cutting corners. Nursing homes now lead the nation in improper payments — because the paperwork is being manipulated
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