Here’s a look at some of the news that occupied many minds in senior living over the past year.
CNA charged with wounding resident after family hides camera in room
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 19, 2017
A certified nursing assistant in Virginia has been charged with one count of unlawful wounding after allegedly injuring a 94-year-old resident at the senior living community where he worked.
Next court date set in Brookdale ‘whistleblower’ case
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2017
The next court date has been set in a case in which a former Brookdale Senior Living employee is accusing the company of submitting false claims and billing Medicare improperly.
$35 million ‘whistleblower’ lawsuit dropped against Brookdale Senior Living
By
Lois A. Bowers
Oct 07, 2019
A former utilization review nurse at Brookdale Senior Living who claimed the country’s largest senior living company fraudulently billed the Medicare program for $35 million dropped her lawsuit on Monday.
Brookdale wins $35 million Medicare fraud lawsuit
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 26, 2017
A federal judge has permanently dismissed a lawsuit in which a former employee accused Brookdale Senior Living and subsidiaries of submitting approximately $35 million in fraudulent Medicare claims for...
Will we see CEO pay ratios in 2018?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2017
Don’t count on the federal government repealing or delaying a rule requiring companies to disclose the discrepancy between CEO compensation and the median compensation of employees.
Teamwork helps senior living operators face Hurricane Florence
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 12, 2018
Holiday Retirement, Erickson Living, Brookdale Senior Living and other senior living companies are preparing for the potential arrival of Hurricane Florence, currently a Category 4 hurricane, at their...