Senior living bond offerings spur second lawsuit against bank holding company
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 16, 2017
A second lawsuit has been filed against a bank holding company in relation to series of senior living-related bond offerings, some of which were later determined to be fraudulent and some of which have...
Nursing homes previously sued for Medicare fraud received hundreds of millions in coronavirus relief...
By
Amy Novotney
Aug 05, 2020
For-profit nursing home operators that have faced accusations of Medicare fraud and kickbacks in recent years received more than $300 million in coronavirus relief payments, according to a Washington Post...
Assisted living community hit with False Claims Act lawsuit for $1.1 million in Medicaid claims
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 31, 2017
The Maryland attorney general is seeking civil penalties and treble damages to the state in a lawsuit against an assisted living community he says submitted false Medicaid claims totaling $1.1 million...
Judge tosses key evidence in $1 billion fraud case against ALF owner
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 15, 2018
The owner of multiple Miami-area assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, accused in 2016 of orchestrating a $1 billion healthcare fraud scheme, scored a major victory in federal court Friday when...
3 tips for helping residents adopt safe digital habits
By
Ryan Greene
Oct 27, 2022
The past three years have ushered in some enormous changes for older adults. Think about it. How many of your residents spoke with grandchildren “face-to-face” on a device they could hold in their...
‘Ambiguous’ False Claims Act standard expected to be clarified by Supreme Court
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Apr 25, 2023
A Supreme Court decision expected in June could give providers the necessary tools to protect themselves from unwarranted accusations of making fraudulent claims under that False Claims Act.
Philip Esformes pleads guilty to healthcare fraud, sentenced to time served
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Feb 22, 2024
Former assisted living community and nursing home owner Philip Esformes pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud on Thursday and received a sentence of time served, ending a case the federal government at one...
5 big issues in senior living in 2016
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 29, 2016
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.
Big senior living stories of 2020
By
Lois A. Bowers
Dec 22, 2020
A year ago, nobody in the U.S. senior living industry would have predicted that a pandemic would upend everyone’s personal and professional lives in 2020. But COVID-19 undoubtedly was the story of the...