Looking back on our coverage of the senior living industry and the issues that affected it in 2016, several common themes emerge. Five are detailed in this year-end review.
Home healthcare professional sentenced, ordered to pay $94K in multi-million dollar fraud case
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 14, 2020
A home healthcare industry employee involved in a multi-million dollar fraud case was sentenced Wednesday by a federal judge to four years of probation, including six months of home detention, and was...
Man used senior living residents’ identities in $1.5 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme, DOJ says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 25, 2021
A Florida man is facing the potential of more than 30 years in prison after being indicted for COVID-19 relief fraud for allegedly using the identities of senior living residents to obtain more than $1.5...
More news for Monday, Jan. 13
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 13, 2020
Justice Department recovers more than $3 billion from False Claims Act cases in 2019 … Former Mrs. Florida sentenced to prison for using mother’s Social Security checks meant for memory care … New...
$1.8 million healthcare scam defrauded senior living residents, Justice Department says
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 01, 2020
An Omaha, NE, man was sentenced to 46 months in prison for using the personal information of senior living residents in several states to defraud Medicare and state Medicaid agencies out of thousands of...
Big senior living stories of 2019
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 23, 2019
Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
More news for Wednesday, Sept. 20
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Sep 20, 2023
Rising insurance rates, inferior products unsustainable for housing providers: LeadingAge … Moving everyday keeps the doctor away … Estimated pricing model meant to provide transparency across senior...
More news for Tuesday, Feb. 28
Feb 27, 2017
Sens. Collins, McCaskill urge Senate Banking Committee to consider Senior$afe Act of 2017 … Alzheimer’s drug prescribed “off-label” for mild cognitive impairment could pose risk...
More news for Monday, Dec. 12
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Dec 12, 2022
LeadingAge urges HUD to improve senior housing preservation … DC-area providers receive $10K for COVID-19, flu vaccine access … Bill aims to repeal Wasington LTSS program … Study meant to help older...
Former American Senior Communities CEO, others to plead guilty in $16 million fraud case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 02, 2018
The former CEO of American Senior Communities and two others have agreed to plead guilty to some of the charges related to their alleged roles in a $16 million fraud, kickback and money-laundering scheme.