Friday, January 02, 2015

New York investigating nursing home attack

The NY attorney general is investigating how a elderly man suffered  injuries in a nursing home in Queens. The residents jagged arm slashes, which appeared to be defensive wounds, required 23 stitches. The nursing home could not explain what happened to him, who suffers from dementia, in either incident. Attorney general investigating nursing home attack | New York Post:

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Nursing Homes Cheated Medicaid Through Neglect, N.M. Says - Law360

New Mexico’s attorney general on Thursday sued nursing home chain Preferred Care Partners Management Group LP for allegedly defrauding Medicaid by maintaining low staffing levels that resulted in nursing home residents wallowing in filth.
The lawsuit in state court alleges violations of the New Mexico Fraud Against Taxpayers Act and the New Mexico Medicaid Fraud Act, which include potential per-violation penalties of $10,000 that are similar to penalties found in the federal False Claims Act.
The allegations span 2007 to present, partly covering time before Preferred Care acquired the  nursing home.
Nursing Homes Cheated Medicaid Through Neglect, N.M. Says - Law360