Elder Law

Information on Substandard Nursing Homes
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Takes Step to Improve Quality in Nation?s Nursing Homes. It is still a sad fact, that many individuals in need of long term care following a traumatic brain injury find that they must obtain these services within the confines of a nursing home rather than at home under a TBI waiver program...

CMS fingers the worst nursing homes for bedsore and other appalling stuff
Last week the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services publicly identified over 4000 nursing homes - more than 25% of facilities nationwide - whose residents are physically restrained, or have pressure sores, or both, in excessive numbers...

Report on Medicare/Medicaid Overbilling and Fraud in 2007 Focuses on Nursing Homes/Rehab Centers, Pharmaceuticals and Boutique Hospitals
Americas Watchdog and its Corporate Whistleblower Center have just released the results of its third annual study focused on Medicare & Medicaid fraud. The report continues to show widespread Medicare/Medicaid billing abuse and fraud involving all aspects of health care...

Nursing Homes Bad List
Centers of Medicare Services published its nursing home bad list. The list includes bad nursing homes from all over the nation and including eight nursing homes in Bexar County. The following are on the list; Buena Vida Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of San Antonio; Leon Valley Care Center; Mayfield Care Center; Meridian Care; Princeton Place Rehabilitation & Healthcare Bander; Regent Care Center of San Antonio; Texas Specialty Nursing and Rehab Center; and The Chandler Estate in Laurel Heights...

Medicare-Medicaid agency announces low-cost equipment providers
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday released the names of the 325 suppliers that have signed contracts with Medicare to provide certain medical equipment and supplies to beneficiaries in Kansas City and nine other communities throughout the...

GAO says CMS needs to provide more oversight over supplemental Medicaid payments
Medicaid program is shared between the federal government and states. States pay qualified providers for covered Medicaid services and receive federal matching funds from the Department of Health & Human Services? (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for...

Nursing Homes
Types of Retirement Facilities and Payment Options

Pre-paid Leagal Services
What are Prepaid Legal Benefit Plans

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

Nursing Homes
Many state agencies have reported incidents of negligent care of nursing home residents resulting in death.

Sunwest Management Inc.
allegedly understaffs nursing homes to increase profits.

Rumford Group Homes Inc.
$167,463 settlement reached in Medicaid fraud lawsuit.

Bush Administration
class action settlement ensures Medicaid beneficiaries can continue to purchase prescription drugs at minimum cost when they become eligible for Medicare.

Foster Sisters
Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement.

Ohio Health Centers
Ohio Health Centers Sued for Improper Billing