ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently unveiled major new protections for nursing home residents. This 400-page proposed rule is the first comprehensive update of nursing home regulations since 1991, during which time the Medicare nursing home population has nearly tripled to 1.8 million people. The proposed […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Nursing home network Hebrew Homes agreed to pay $17 million to settle a False Claims Act suit brought by their former CFO. According to the CFO, Hebrew Homes allegedly violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, which prohibits the exchange (or offer to exchange), of anything of value, in an effort […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER For those with elderly parents or loved ones being cared for in their own homes or in assisted living facilities, San Francisco nursing home abuse lawyers emphasize that it is important to recognize signs of elder abuse. Elder abuse can be perpetrated by family members and caregivers, and […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER As the number of nursing home residents in the United States has increased, so has the risk for the elderly to be victims of negligence or abuse, say California nursing home abuse attorneys. According to the Kaiser Family Health Foundation, nearly 1.5 million senior citizens in the U.S. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Department of Justice has announced that it has intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against one of the nation’s largest nursing home chains, HCR ManorCare. The Department of Justice alleges that HCR ManorCare, a nursing home chain based in Ohio, overbilled Medicare patients. The whistleblower lawsuit was originally […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER San Francisco nursing home abuse attorneys say that quality of care at nursing homes is suffering, as homes are competing with one another to receive Medicare funds. This competition leads nursing homes to invest in amenities to attract patients needing short-term rehab after a hospitalization for an injury […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER California financial elder abuse attorneys want to pass along tips to combat and prevent elder abuse from The Elder Justice Roadmap, a report recently released by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services. According to the report, only one in 24 cases […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER A recent ruling in a California Appellate Court has major implications for medical malpractice cases. In Keys vs. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, plaintiffs’ counsel scored a major victory for their clients, in a decision that allows for an injured plaintiff to exceed the $250,000 MICRA cap through […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The owner of a nursing home who is accused of abandoning elderly and mentally ill residents in a Castro Valley senior home was arrested on March 10, along with her top administrator. Owner Herminigilda Noveda Manuel and administrator Edgar Babael were indicted on 14 felony counts of elder […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services has strengthened their nursing home ratings system, the center announced on February 20. The goal is to give families more information to use in determining the best care for their loved ones. San Francisco elder abuse lawyers say this is a […]