Genesis Healthcare, Inc. will file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to Skilled Nursing News. This essentially means that while they are hoping to avoid a permanent shutdown, they are forced to reorganize their finances to continue operating. This will allow them more time to try to figure out how they can manage their crippling $1-10
Skilled Nursing News reported on a new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) confirms what families, advocates, and nursing home litigators have known for years: many facilities will take federal money meant for care and spend it in ways that do little — if anything —
The Post and Courier reported that the North Charleston police department is investigating Life Care Center of Charleston on Elms Plantation Boulevard, after the family of a vulnerable adult found their loved one with serious injuries they were told resulted from a fall. However, the injuries are consistent with an assault, not a fall. The
The State reported on the lawsuit filed on July 25 against the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department which claims they released a man with diarrhea and mobility issues on a cold January night after delaying his medical care for nearly two months. Cody Smith began an ongoing two-month struggle with receiving proper medical care after his
WYFF reported the tragic and preventable criminal case involving a drunk driver. The family of Jamie Howard Sloan and her daughter, Rylie Sloan, has waited three long years for justice after a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 near the Florida-Georgia line on July 1, 2022, took their lives. The driver of the semi-truck, which crossed the