Are Nursing Homes Dropping Non-Medicare Seniors For Profit?
Not only is “patient dumping” as it is sometimes referred unsavory from a moral standpoint, but it is also illegal. Within the extensive lawsuit filed in Maryland, there are citations of examples of nursing home resident ejections that can be categorized as nursing home abuse or neglect. There are cases in which people were forcibly taken out of a nursing home and left on the doorstep of a nearby hospital or another assisted living facility.
If the allegations within the lawsuit are upheld by ruling courts, then it could be the beginning of more lawsuits around the country against nursing homes that have swapped Medicaid elders for Medicare elders without due cause. Damages sought in subsequent lawsuits could include cost of medical care, assisted living, emotional anguish, and more.
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