The latest U.S. News analysis highlighting staffing shortages in nursing homes does not reveal anything surprising to those of us who routinely litigate these cases. Instead, it confirms what families and plaintiff-side attorneys see time and time again when something goes wrong inside a long-term care facility: chronic understaffing is almost always the root cause
Medical directors have long been one of the least examined roles in nursing home oversight, but regulators are beginning to take a harder look at whether they are actually engaged in resident care or simply filling a contractual requirement on paper. According to a recent McKnight’s report, compliance efforts are now turning toward how much
Two women have been indicted on multiple health care fraud-related charges for allegedly providing medical services without proper credentials and improperly billing the Medicaid program. See article here. The indictment names Esney Davis-Sharpe, 63, of East Orange, New Jersey, who owned and operated the Bessie Mae Women’s Health Center, and Nataliya Lushchak, 48, of Lower
The article “‘Rehabbed to Death’: Bringing More Palliative, Hospice Care to SNFs,” published by Hospice News, explores how seriously ill patients in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are often funneled into repeated short-term rehabilitation stays even when recovery is unlikely. Of course, they are endorsing more hospice services. Drawing on research from the Journal of the
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