Category: Trial themes

Corporate Accountability

Congress reintroduced the Stop Wall Street Looting Act in an effort to hold private equity firms accountable for the negative outcomes of the companies they acquire and control, including long-term care communities. Experts and consumer advocates have been highly critical of private equity’s role in the nursing home industry. “Private equity takeovers are legal looting that

Patient-Driven Payment Model’s Non-Therapy Ancillary

This past spring, CMS proposed removing some conditions from the Patient-Driven Payment Model’s Non-Therapy Ancillary category. McKnight’s reported that nursing homes receive an NTA add-on for those with patients coded for a specific diagnosis. Patients who are at risk for both Malnutrition and are at risk get one point toward increased pay of the PDPM.

Unjust Enrichment

According to an NIA-funded study published in JAMA Network Open, nursing homes that received a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan during COVID-19 had a slight increase in staffing hours compared to facilities that did not receive loans. Most of the money went directly into corporate pockets.  The COVID-19 pandemic highlights many problems within the nursing

$15 Million Awarded in Highway Collision

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

$1.05 Million Largest Nursing Home Jury Award in Spartanburg History

$2.32 Million in “Unprecedented” Jury Award Against Nuisance Landfill

$42 Million Given Back for over 8,000 Investors

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