2 assisted living caregivers charged after abandoning resident on roadside, stealing identify
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2021
Two senior living caregivers have been charged with abuse and exploitation for allegedly stealing a resident’s identity and debit card and then abandoning the resident on the side of the road on a “particularly...
Former assisted living employee stole $9 million from resident, charges allege
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 16, 2021
A former worker at an assisted living community in Alabama has been charged with financial exploitation for allegedly stealing $9 million in cash and real estate from a former resident.
Lawmaker pressures CMS on status of national quality measures for HCBS
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 13, 2021
The ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging is turning up the heat on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, asking the agency’s chief to describe its efforts to establish quality...
Assisted living owner pays $150,000 settlement for Medicaid fraud
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Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jul 08, 2021
The former owner and operator of a Missouri assisted living community has paid a $150,000 settlement in a Medicaid fraud case for falsely billing services that were not provided.
Senior living owner faces potential 170 years in prison, $170,000 in fines for allegedly exploiting residents
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Jun 28, 2021
The owner of an Oklahoma residential care home faces up to 170 years in prison and $170,000 in fines for allegedly exploiting 17 older adults in his care.
Criminal recoveries for Medicaid fraud in assisted living top $1 million again due to case discovered...
By
Lois A. Bowers
Apr 08, 2021
Fallout from a Medicaid fraud case discovered because of a murder at an assisted living community had an outsized effect on fraud-related criminal monetary recoveries by state Medicaid Fraud Control Units...
HHS nominee Xavier Beccera fortifies California fraud control unit
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 01, 2021
California is elevating and expanding its efforts to uncover and pursue fraud, abuse and neglect cases.
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...
Home healthcare owner defrauds Medicaid of $1M, receives 5-year sentence
By
Joe Jancsurak
Dec 04, 2020
The owner and operator of an Atlanta-based home healthcare provider has been sentenced to more than five years in prison for defrauding the Medicaid program out of almost $1 million.
Senior living operators, the ball’s in your court
By
John O'Connor
Sep 17, 2020
It’s a bit troubling to watch bad moves made by skilled care operators repeated in senior living. Yet it continues to happen.