Bowen Turner’s sentence of probation for one guilty plea (after being credibly accused of raping three girls) has led to widespread public outrage. Rightly so. This case shows the injustice in South Carolina. Who is Bowen Turner? A North Carolina serial rapist who avoided prison visited the grave of one of his alleged victims while “confined”
Reimbursement Rates CMS announced plans to lower nursing home Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM) rates by 4.6% to account for unintentional overpayments. PDPM reimbursements were intended to be budget neutral. However, the nursing home industry exploited the new model and total spending increased by 5.3%, or $1.7 billion when compared to the old Resource Utilization
Skilled Nursing News reported that The Ensign Group (Nasdaq: ENSG) continues to expand. Ensign is a national for profit nursing home chain worth billions. Ensign will add five more senior living communities to its portfolio. The nursing home industry heavyweight entered into an agreement with The Pennant Group (Nasdaq: PNTG) to transfer the operations of
Failure to Protect WRAL reported that in September of 2020, a facility failed to protect a resident from a violent beating. Spring Arbor of Wilmington knew Garland Garrett’s roommate had a history of violent outbursts at the home. They did nothing to protect the vulnerable adult. The facility failed to supervise his roommate who beat
The Biden Administration continues to bailout the nursing home industry because of their greed and mismanagement are killing residents. Nursing home owners and operators used prior bailout money to satisfy mortgages, shareholder dividends, and siphoning to related entities. HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra admitted: “Provider Relief Funds have been a lifeline for healthcare providers across the
PREP Act Immunity The Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act is known as the PREP Act. The Act provides some protection against legal claims related to “countermeasures” during a public health emergency. The PREP Act limits “countermeasures” to drugs, products and devices to diagnose, prevent or treat the virus and its transmission. Oregon Live reported
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