False Claims Act Lawsuit Seeks Damages From Nursing Home That Provided Inadequate Care
After evaluating the care provided to patients at Villaspring Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, a Kentucky Nursing Home, the U.S. Attorney's Office deemed the care so inadequate that the facility should never have billed Medicare or Medicaid for such services. Evaluating a period of care at Villaspring from 2004 through 2008, the investigation discovered that the facility regularly billed the governmental agencies for shoddy care that held little hope of providing any meaningful benefit to the patient. Patient records were examined which demonstrated that the facility: Failed to follow doctors orders Failing to treat pressure sores Neglecting to update patient care...
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When The Going Gets Tough, Some Nursing Homes Turn To Medicare & Medicaid Fraud
When it comes to boosting their bottom line, some nursing homes will stop at nothing-- including stealing from taxpayers. Because many nursing home patients are elderly or too frail to verify all the charges a nursing home submits to Medicare on their behalf, it is relatively easy for nursing homes to add extra charges for medical care and therapy without raising any eyebrows. As taxpayers, we all should applaud situations when regulatory agencies are able to uncover fraud relating to Medicare and Medicaid. In this sense, I was happy to hear about the an investigation conducted by federal authorities and...
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