False Staffing Numbers The first domino has fallen in a fraudulent scheme to defraud taxpayers. Nursing homes provided false staffing numbers to meet safe staffing standards as required. In September, investigators searched Mount Lebanon Rehabilitation and Wellness Center and Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center. Now, the former administrator was indicted. She is accused of scheming
Change is Coming Newsday reported that the nursing home industry is changing. Lost occupancy and stigma because of COVID-19 haunt the industry. It is time for a change. Experts agree that the neglect and systemic issues which caused the staggering death toll from COVID-19 need to change. “COVID has amplified what was already a terrible
For-Profits Decrease Care Skilled Nursing News reported on how private equity investors, vulture capitalists, and Wall Street exploit nursing home industry finances. Leveraging real estate and siphoning funds to individual owners cause short-staffing and decrease in quality of care. A study identified a series of negative trends caused by private equity ownership. Cutting corners to
Unsafe Staffing and COVID Deaths. The Times Union reported on the New York Attorney General’s investigation into COVID deaths in nursing homes. The problem is short or unsafe staffing. The report released last month drew attention that staffing levels at nursing homes directly correlated with COVID-19 deaths. The profitable industry practice of insufficient and unsafe staffing
KSAT reported on the tragic case of Rafael Armendariz at Golden Estates Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. The family installed a Ring security camera in his room. This helped the family monitor his care. The staff gave timely updates on his condition. It worked well. Until the video footage recorded his death from neglect. Armendariz’s daughters
Self-Dealing with Related Entities The Washington Post had an incredible story about the infamous Brius chain of nursing homes. The largest for-profit nursing home operator in California is Brius Healthcare. Brius pursued a business practice of paying related companies exorbitant rates for goods, services and rent. While the chain diverted funds to related or affiliated
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