New Jersey passed a law requiring nursing homes to disclose the names of owners and relate entities. Ownership transparency increases accountability and safety. As a nursing home attorney, this is progress. I hope South Carolina passes similar legislation. The law requires operators to disclose material information about changes of ownership. This will help find repeat
Embezzlement Office of Attorney General Maura Healey from Massachusetts reported a guilt plea from Christina Polcari. She was the admissions director at the Meadow Green Nursing Home in Waltham. She embezzled tens of thousands of dollars from a nursing home resident. Polcari pleaded guilty to Larceny over $1,200 from a Person over 60 years old
Greed The U.S. Department of Justice sent a press release on a recent Connecticut embezzlement case. Chaim Stern received 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for embezzlement and tax offenses related to his operation of nursing homes. Stern was the owner and operator of the Bridgeport Health Care Center (“BHCC”),
Transparency Market Watch had an interesting discussion with Professor Nina Kohn at the Syracuse University College of Law. A report by the Roosevelt Institute argue that private-equity firms siphon funds to the detriment of patient care. The researchers found that private-equity ownership of nursing homes increased the short-term mortality of Medicare patients by 10%. At
Single-occupancy rooms are necessary for resident safety and to prevent infectious diseases from spreading in nursing homes. It is not a luxury or just a privacy concern. It should be the cost of doing business. Plante Moran observed in a new report that the need will accelerate in the future. “Moving forward, private rooms will
New Jersey Senate and Assembly unanimously passed a bill last month to improve transparency in nursing home ownership and management. Who really controls the facility? NJ Spotlight News reported the bipartisan law that requires additional information for licensure. “Residents, families, staff and the public have a right to know who is applying for ownership of
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