The indictment alleges that the men ran about 70 nursing homes in Texas and other states and were responsible for a $200 million operation but hid their control of the facilities. Payroll companies: More than 150 sham payroll companies were created to avoid paying taxes, according to the indictment. A former Hurst nursing home executive
Here is an interesting article about attorney Ken Connor’s appearance for an advocacy group for nursing home reform. The seminar was titled “Nursing Homes: A Failed Experiment,”. Connor’s appearance was sponsored by the advocacy group Kentuckians for Nursing Home Reform. Connor said he classified nursing homes as “a failed experiment” because the current system puts
Violations of “accident hazards” were the most frequently cited survey flaw across the nation in September, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. These hazards typically cause falls and injuries to occur. The agency said 35.2% of the facilities cited were written up for F-tag 323. Next on the list was a frequent
The headquarters of The Carlyle Group, a Wall Street Investment corporation that made our blog a few weeks ago when we wrote about its involvement with Habana Health Care Center (see Wall Street and Nursing Homes? and Nursing Home Profits), was the site of a demonstration Monday, October 22nd by nursing home advocates. The Carlyle Group
Kansas City, Missouri Police are investigating the alleged rape of an 80-year-old woman at a Northland nursing home. While management vehemently denies anything happened, a medical examination shows otherwise. The 80-year-old woman was found naked from the waist down Wednesday afternoon. According to the police report, the victim’s daughter noticed bruising in her private area and asked
Huberto Garmon says when his mother died on July 15th no one from the Resort Nursing Home where she was staying contacted him to let him know. “Not only did I find out that she passed away, but she passed two and a half months ago,” said Garmon. In fact, Garmon claims staffers told him