I recently read about The Critical Access Nursing Home Project, a program initiated to help ‘at risk’ nursing homes in urban areas in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and Georgia improve the quality of their care. Though participation in the program is voluntary facilities must meet criteria applicable to the composition patient demographics such as: operating in… Continue Reading
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Medicaid Fraud Costs Nursing Home More Than $375k
Posted in Whistleblower / Qui Tam ClaimsAmerican Senior Communities has agreed to pay $376,432 under the terms of a settlement reached with Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller after it was discovered the company was engaging in Medicaid fraud. The alleged fraud involved American Senior Communities submitting claims to Medicaid (a state program) on behalf of seven employees who were ineligible to… Continue Reading
Resident Who Smoked & Used Oxygen Suspected Of Causing Fire At Assisted Living Facility
Posted in BurnsA woman was killed in a fire at the Lebanon Manner Village assisted living complex in Indiana when a fire broke out in her apartment. The other buildings in the complex were evacuated. It took firefighters more than an hour to put out the flames according to Lebanon firefighter Wheat. Thirteen apartments were damaged by flames and almost the entire building sustained some… Continue Reading