Greed and Incompetence Despite tens of billions of dollars in federal bailout money, the nursing home industry is in serious jeopardy. Mostly because of greed and incompetence. Many are declaring bankruptcy or restructuring. Some are trying to avoid accountability for bleeding the chains dry. “I think that the REIT model is dead,” Robert Hartman, founder
Combating Misinformation “An Arm and a Leg” is a podcast produced by Kaiser Health News and Public Road Productions. Often they combat misinformation regarding health care. In one episode, former health care executive Wendell Potter talks about his transformation from health care executive to health care whistleblower. Here’s a transcript of the episode. Potter spent 2020 publishing
Negligent Care is OK? The Miami Herald reported on the negative effects of Georgia’s unfair immunity law for nursing homes. Consumer advocates, industry experts, and families of neglected and abused residents complain about the blanket legal immunity. Georgia Republican lawmakers blocked lawsuits unless plaintiffs can prove by clear and convincing evidence that nursing homes were
We need more transparency in the nursing home industry and government funds. Bloomberg Law reported Senator Elizabeth Warren’s letter to Genesis nursing home chain. Warren wrote that funds received under the Cares Act “should not be used to line the pockets of company executives who fail to address the public health threats from the pandemic,
Lack of Communication Fox Carolina reported on one family’s complaint against a Fundamental facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Patricia Galloway’s granddaughter is concerned about lack of communication from Valley Falls Terrace nursing home. We see identical complaints as nursing home lawyers all the time. “She was beautiful on the inside and she deserved so much
Fake News TallGrass Economic Finance & Politics reported on the false narrative about the claim of financial hardship in the nursing home industry. It is a great article that is right on point. As a nursing home lawyer suing negligent nursing homes for over 25 years, I am well aware that the industry is extremely