Negligent Emergency Preparedness I have been a nursing home lawyer and advocate for over 26 years. I have heard some crazy arguments and defenses from nursing home defense attorneys. Blaming victims of sexual assault. Accusing innocent family members of abuse and neglect. Arguing frivolous or fringe medical theories. But now I have heard it all
We have handled nursing home litigation for decades. We see false documentation in almost every case. The cover up is often worse than the crime. Now, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina reported that Tammy McDonald made fake Covid-19 vaccination cards. Tammy McDonald is a Director of Nursing in a nursing
Profits over People Unfortunately, private equity ownership in nursing homes soared in recent years. As an attorney against long-term care facilities over the last 25 years, the type of management and ownership clearly affects the quality of care for residents. The pressure to generate high, short-term profits causes private equity-owned nursing homes to reduce staffing,
McKnight’s recently reported that CMS may finally get serious about stopping “illegal dumping” of nursing home residents. Consumer advocates and industry experts criticize nursing home discharge policies. In the past, nursing homes would evict residents when they applied for Medicaid. Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General disclosed in a report that nursing homes
Data Metrics CMS continues to rely on nursing home’s self-reported and unreliable data for adjustments to the Patient Driven Payment Model (PDPM). PDPM went into effect Oct. 1, 2019. It was the biggest change to the nursing home reimbursement system in 20 years. Colleen Muncy is with data analytics firm StarPro. She told McKnight’s Long-Term
Unsafe Staffing The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that nursing homes across Georgia and South Carolina are suffering widespread staffing shortages. Nursing homes often had unsafe staffing before the pandemic but the situation worsened as working conditions prompted workers to leave the industry. Katie Smith Sloan is CEO of LeadingAge, a national organization that represents 5,000 nonprofit
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